Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 24:21 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.β
Genesis 24:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw {water} for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw {water}, and drew for all his camels.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten {shekels} weight of gold; {earring: or, jewel for the forehead}
And said, Whose daughter {art} thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room {in} thy father's house for us to lodge in?
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