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Genesis 24:10

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.

KJV

Tulitque decem camelos de grege domini sui, et abiit, ex omnibus bonis ejus portans secum, profectusque perrexit in Mesopotamiam ad urbem Nachor.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ παῖς δέκα καμήλους ἀπὸ τῶν καμήλων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἀγαθῶν τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη εἰς τὴν Μεσοποταμίαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν Ναχώρ.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח הָ֠/עֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָ֨ה גְמַלִּ֜ים מִ/גְּמַלֵּ֤י אֲדֹנָי/ו֙ וַ/יֵּ֔לֶךְ וְ/כָל ט֥וּב אֲדֹנָ֖י/ו בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ וַ/יָּ֗קָם וַ/יֵּ֛לֶךְ אֶל אֲרַ֥ם נַֽהֲרַ֖יִם אֶל עִ֥יר נָחֽוֹר

Hebrew

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In this verse

People NahorNahor
Places Mesopotamia

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרַ֥ם
'rm
proper_noun · 10×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גְּמַלִּ֔ים
gmlym
noun · 53×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
ט֣וּב
tvb
noun · 32×
י
y
noun · 328×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
נָח֖וֹר
nchvr
proper_noun · 18×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 13.—Why, in the Account of Terah’s Emigration, on His Forsaking the Chaldeans and Passing Over into Mesopotamia, No Mention is Made of His Son Nahor. Next it is related how Terah with his family left the region of the Chaldeans and came into Mesopotamia, and dwelt in Haran. But 319 nothing is said about one of his sons called Nahor, as if he had not taken him along with…

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:9 — Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
  • Deut 23:4 — Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.
  • Gen 11:31 — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
  • Gen 11:31 — And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of
  • Gen 24:53 — And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
  • Gen 29:4 — And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we.
  • Gen 31:17 — Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
  • Gen 45:23 — And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.