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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.”
Genesis 24:27 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”
  • KJV And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
  • NKJV And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”
  • NASB And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, the Lord has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”
  • NLT “Praise the Lord, the God of my master, Abraham,” he said. “The Lord has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master’s relatives.”

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Quick answer

He blesses Yahweh for His steadfast love and faithfulness in leading him to Abraham's relatives. He gives God all the credit for the mission's success.

Overview

The servant praises God's covenant loving-kindness and truth for guiding him directly to the right family. He attributes the whole providential leading to the Lord, not to chance or his own skill. His thanksgiving testifies that God faithfully keeps His promises to His people.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 29

  • Gen 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
  • Ps 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • Gen 32:10I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
  • Ruth 4:14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
  • Gen 24:12“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
  • Exod 18:10Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
  • 1 Sam 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
  • 2 Sam 18:28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
  • Prov 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
  • Ps 100:5For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
  • Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
  • Gen 24:4but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
  • 1 Tim 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Gen 9:26He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
  • Prov 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
  • Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
  • Prov 4:11–13I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
  • 1 Chr 29:10–13Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
  • Ps 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah
  • 1 Sam 25:39On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
  • Gen 24:21Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.
  • Mic 7:20You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
  • Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
  • Gen 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
  • Exod 2:11One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
  • Gen 14:20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
  • Gen 24:42So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
  • John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • Exod 2:13The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”

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Christ at the center

From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 24:27 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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