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:
In other versions
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
And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey,
BBE
And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
DBY
I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go.
WEB
`And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going --
YLT
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go:
ENG
And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way which I go:
WBT
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!
BSB
In context
40And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
41Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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:
43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Abraham