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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.
Genesis 24:27 · King James Version
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.”
  • BSB 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.”
  • 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 24:48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
  • Ps 98:3He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • Gen 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
  • Ruth 4:14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
  • Gen 24:12And 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.
  • Exod 18:10And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
  • 1 Sam 25:32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
  • 2 Sam 18:28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
  • Prov 3:6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Ps 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
  • Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
  • Gen 24:4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
  • 1 Tim 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Gen 9:26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
  • Prov 8:20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
  • Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
  • Prov 4:11–13I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
  • 1 Chr 29:10–13Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
  • Ps 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
  • 1 Sam 25:39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
  • Gen 24:21And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
  • Mic 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
  • Ps 72:18–19Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
  • Gen 13:8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
  • Exod 2:11And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
  • Gen 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
  • Gen 24:42And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
  • John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
  • Exod 2:13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

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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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