Parallel Verses English Standard Version The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. King James Bible And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. American Standard Version And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. Douay-Rheims Bible An exceedingly comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher and was coming back. English Revised Version And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. Webster's Bible Translation And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. Genesis 24:16 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentThe servant then went, with ten camels and things of every description belonging to his master, into Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor, i.e., Haran, where Nahor dwelt (Genesis 11:31, and Genesis 12:4). On his arrival there, he made the camels kneel down, or rest, without the city by the well, "at the time of evening, the time at which the women come out to draw water," and at which, now as then, women and girls are in the habit of fetching the water required for the house (vid., Robinson's Palestine ii. 368ff.). He then prayed to Jehovah, the God of Abraham, "Let there come to meet me to-day," sc., the person desired, the object of my mission. He then fixed upon a sign connected with the custom of the country, by the occurrence of which he might decide upon the maiden (הנּער puella, used in the Pentateuch for both sexes, except in Deuteronomy 22:19, where נערה occurs) whom Jehovah had indicated as the wife appointed for His servant Isaac. הוכיח (Genesis 24:14) to set right, then to point out as right; not merely to appoint. He had scarcely ended his prayer when his request was granted. Rebekah did just what he had fixed upon as a token, not only giving him to drink, but offering to water his camels, and with youthful vivacity carrying out her promise. Niebuhr met with similar kindness in those regions (see also Robinson, Pal. ii. 351, etc.). The servant did not give himself blindly up to first impressions, however, but tested the circumstances. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge fair to look upon. Heb. good of countenance. known. Cross References Genesis 12:11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, "I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, Genesis 26:7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance. Genesis 29:17 Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. Jump to Previous Appearance Beautiful Countenance Damsel Fair Filled Fountain Girl Good Jar Lady Maiden Pitcher Relations Spring Touched Vessel Virgin Water YoungJump to Next Appearance Beautiful Countenance Damsel Fair Filled Fountain Girl Good Jar Lady Maiden Pitcher Relations Spring Touched Vessel Virgin Water YoungLinks Genesis 24:16 NIVGenesis 24:16 NLT Genesis 24:16 ESV Genesis 24:16 NASB Genesis 24:16 KJV Genesis 24:16 Bible Apps Genesis 24:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:16 French Bible Genesis 24:16 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |