Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. New Living Translation The servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the LORD had given him success in his mission. English Standard Version The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not. Berean Standard Bible Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. King James Bible And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. New King James Version And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. New American Standard Bible Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her in silence, to find out whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not. NASB 1995 Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not. NASB 1977 Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not. Legacy Standard Bible Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey successful or not. Amplified Bible Meanwhile, the man stood gazing at Rebekah in [reverent] silence, [waiting] to know if the LORD had made his trip successful or not. Christian Standard Bible while the man silently watched her to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. Holman Christian Standard Bible while the man silently watched her to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. American Standard Version And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the man drank and he observed her and waited to know if LORD JEHOVAH had prospered his way or not. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not. Contemporary English Version Abraham's servant did not say a word, but he watched everything Rebekah did, because he wanted to know for certain if this was the woman the LORD had chosen. Douay-Rheims Bible But he musing beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. English Revised Version And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. GOD'S WORD® Translation The man was silently watching her to see whether or not the LORD had made his trip successful. Good News Translation The man kept watching her in silence, to see if the LORD had given him success. International Standard Version The man stared at her in silence, waiting to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. Literal Standard Version And the man, wondering at her, remains silent, to know whether YHWH has made his way prosperous or not. Majority Standard Bible Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. New American Bible The man watched her the whole time, silently waiting to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. NET Bible Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the LORD had made his journey successful or not. New Revised Standard Version The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. New Heart English Bible The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. Webster's Bible Translation And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous, or not. World English Bible The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not. Young's Literal Translation And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebekah is Chosen…20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels. 21Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. 22And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.… Cross References Genesis 24:12 "O LORD, God of my master Abraham," he prayed, "please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. Genesis 24:20 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels. Genesis 24:27 saying, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives." Treasury of Scripture And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. wondering at. 2 Samuel 7:18-20 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? … Psalm 34:1-6 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth… Psalm 107:1,8,15,43 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever… to wit. Genesis 24:12,56 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham… Jump to Previous Astonished Closely Gazed Gazing Good Held Holding Journey Learn Meanwhile Outcome Peace Prospered Prosperous Remaining Silence Silent Steadfastly Stedfastly Successful Waiting Watched Way Whether Wit Wondering WordJump to Next Astonished Closely Gazed Gazing Good Held Holding Journey Learn Meanwhile Outcome Peace Prospered Prosperous Remaining Silence Silent Steadfastly Stedfastly Successful Waiting Watched Way Whether Wit Wondering WordGenesis 24 1. Abraham swears his servant.10. The servant's journey. 12. His prayer. 14. His sign. 15. Rebekah meets him; 18. fulfils his sign; 22. receives jewels; 23. shows her kindred; 25. and invites him home. 26. The servant blesses God. 29. Laban entertains him. 34. The servant shows his message. 50. Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs. 62. Isaac meets and marries her. (21) And the man wondering at her . . . --The verb is rare, and the LXX., Syr., and Vulg., followed by Gesenius and Frst, translate, "And the man gazed attentively at her, keeping silence, that he might know," &c. The servant, we may well believe, was astonished at the exactness and quickness with which his prayer was being answered, but this is not the point to which the rest of the verse refers; rather, it sets him before us as keenly observing all she said and did, and carefully coming to the conclusion that the comely and generous maiden was the destined bride of the son of his lord.Verse 21. - And the man wondering at her - gazing with attention on her (LXX., Vulgate, Gesenius, Furst); amazed and astonished at her (Rosenmüller, Delitzsch, Keil, Lange, Calvin) - held his peace, to wit - i.e. that he might know - silence being the customary attitude for the soul in either expecting or receiving a Divine communication (cf. Leviticus 10:3; Psalm 39:2; Acts 11:18) - whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. This inward rumination obviously took place while the whole scene was being enacted before his eyes - the beautiful young girl filling the water-troughs, and the thirsty camels sucking up the cooling drink. The loveliness of mind and body, both which he desired in Isaac's bride, was manifestly present in Rebekah; but still the questions remained to be determined, Was she one of Abraham's kindred, was she single? and would she follow him to Canaan? - points of moment to the solution of which he now proceeds. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Meanwhile, the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person watched her מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖ה (miš·tā·’êh) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 7583: To stun, be astonished silently מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ (ma·ḥă·rîš) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise to see לָדַ֗עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3045: To know whether אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not or not לֹֽא׃ (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had made his journey דַּרְכּ֖וֹ (dar·kōw) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action a success. הַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַ (ha·hiṣ·lî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6743: To push forward Links Genesis 24:21 NIVGenesis 24:21 NLT Genesis 24:21 ESV Genesis 24:21 NASB Genesis 24:21 KJV Genesis 24:21 BibleApps.com Genesis 24:21 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:21 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:21 French Bible Genesis 24:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 24:21 The man looked steadfastly at her remaining (Gen. 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