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Genesis 24:42

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:

KJV

Veni ergo hodie ad fontem aquæ, et dixi : Domine Deus domini mei Abraham, si direxisti viam meam, in qua nunc ambulo,

Vulgate

καὶ ἐλθὼν σήμερον ἐπὶ τὴν πηγὴν εἶπα Κύριε ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κυρίου μου Ἀβραάμ, εἰ σὺ εὐοδοῖς τὴν ὁδόν μου, ἣν νῦν ἐγὼ πορεύομαι ἐπ’ αὐτήν·

LXX

And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

ASV

וָ/אָבֹ֥א הַ/יּ֖וֹם אֶל הָ/עָ֑יִן וָ/אֹמַ֗ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣/י אַבְרָהָ֔ם אִם יֶשְׁ/ךָ נָּא֙ מַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכִּ֔/י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י הֹלֵ֥ךְ עָלֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הַצְלַ֔ח
htslch
verb · 65×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
י
y
noun · 328×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 1:13 — Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
  • Ezra 8:21 — Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
  • Gen 24:12 — And 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.
  • Gen 24:12 — And 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.
  • Neh 1:11 — O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and
  • Ps 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
  • Ps 90:17 — And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
  • Rom 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.