Genesis 24:40

40 "He said to me, '¹The LORD, before whom I have ²walked, will send ³His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house;

Genesis 24:40 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:40

And he said unto me, the Lord, before whom I walk, will send
his angel with thee. (See Gill on Genesis 24:7).

Genesis 24:40 In-Context

38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

39 "I said to my master, 'Suppose the woman does not follow me.'

40 "He said to me, 'The LORD , before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house;

41 then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'

42 "So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD , the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:7
• 2. Genesis 5:22, 24; Genesis 17:1
• 3. Exodus 23:20