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Genesis 24:10

What does Genesis 24:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 24:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town of Nahor.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

Context

v.9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

v.10This passage

v.11And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 27:43

    Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

  • Acts 2:9

    Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judæa and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

  • 1 Chronicles 19:6

    And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.

  • Genesis 29:1

    Then Jacob went on his journey, and came to the land of the children of the east.

  • Genesis 29:4

    And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence are ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.

  • Genesis 39:8

    But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master knoweth not what is with me in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand:

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