9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.


In Context

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

7 Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

8 And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

11 And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:9The servant therefore put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swore to him upon this word.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.