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


In Context

6 And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;

7 Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;

8 and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'

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

10 And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;

11 and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who 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 American Standard 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 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 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.