Genesis 24:42
ESV
"I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go,
NIV
"When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.
NASB
So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going successful;
CSB
"Today when I came to the spring, I prayed: Lord, God of my master Abraham, if only you will make my journey successful!
NLT
So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O Lord, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission.
KJV
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
NKJV
“And this day I came to the well and said, ‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,
What does Genesis 24:42 mean?
In the previous verses, the servant described to Rebekah and her family how Abraham had commissioned him to swear to travel to the land of Abraham's people and attempt to find a wife for Abraham's son Isaac (Genesis 24:3–4).Now the servant moves on to the part of the story that happened earlier that day. He begins by describing his prayer to God upon arriving at the spring/well outside their city (Genesis 24:12–14). He tells them of praying to the God of his master Abraham. This was the God he had already given credit for blessing Abraham with wealth and making him a great man.
This verse begins the specific request the servant made of the Lord. It concludes in the following two verses.
