I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go —
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- KJV And 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:
- BSB So 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!
- NKJV “And this day I came to the well and said, ‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,
- NASB “So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going successful;
- NLT “So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission.
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- Neh 1:11Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.
- Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our possessions.
- Gen 24:12–14He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
- Ps 37:5Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- Ps 90:17Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands.
- Rom 1:10requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.
- Acts 10:7–8When the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually.
- Acts 10:22They said, “Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man and one who fears God, and well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was directed by a holy angel to invite you to his house, and to listen to what you say.”
- Gen 24:31He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”
- Gen 39:3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.
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