Genesis 24:9

9 The servant put his hand under the thigh of Avraham his master and swore to him concerning the matter.

Genesis 24:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:9

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his
master
Or "then" or "therefore the servant", &c. ^F14 being satisfied of the nature and extent of his oath, and thoroughly understanding how he was to act upon it, readily took it by using this rite, (See Gill on Genesis 24:2); and sware to him concerning that matter;
of taking a wife to his son, engaging to do everything he had directed and enjoined him relative to it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 (Mvyw) "posuit ergo", V. L. "igitur", Tigurine version; "itaque", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ita", Drusius; "tum", Schmidt.

Genesis 24:9 In-Context

7 ADONAI, the God of heaven - who took me away from my father's house and away from the land I was born in, who spoke to me and swore to me, 'I will give this land to your descendants'- he will send his angel ahead of you; and you are to bring a wife for my son from there.

8 But if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from your obligation under my oath. Just don't bring my son back there."

9 The servant put his hand under the thigh of Avraham his master and swore to him concerning the matter.

10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and all kinds of gifts from his master, got up and went to Aram-Naharayim, to Nachor's city.

11 Toward evening, when the women go out to draw water, he had the camels kneel down outside the city by the well.