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And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then I asked her, and said, &#8216Whose daughter are you?&#8217 And she said, &#8216The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor&#8217s son, whom Milcah bore to him’ and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring in her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. <a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you? ’ She responded, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then I asked her: Whose daughter are you? She responded, &#8216The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.&#8217 So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. <a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I asked her who her father was, and she answered, "My father is Bethuel the son of Nahor and Milcah." At once I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms. <a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. <a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' "She answered, 'The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor and Milcah.' "I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> I asked her, 'Who is your father?' And she answered, 'My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah.' Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms. <a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> "That's when I asked, 'Whose daughter are you?' "She replied, 'I'm the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore for him.' "So I gave her a ring for her nose and bracelets for her wrists. <a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She replied, 'The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.' I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the ear-ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. <a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a> I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter [are] you? And she says, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah has borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands, <a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter art thou? and she saith, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah hath borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands, <a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I shall ask her and say, Whose daughter thou? And she will say, The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah brought forth to him: and I shall place the ring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I questioned her, saying, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she responded, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And so, I hung the earrings on her, to adorn her face, and I put the bracelets on her hands. <a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a> When I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ she answered, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, borne to Nahor by Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him; and I put the earrings on her ears and the bracelets on her hands. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I asked and I said to her, “Whose daughter are you?” And she said, “I am the daughter of Bethuyel, son of Nakhor, to whom Melka had given birth”, and I put bracelets on her hands and earrings on her ears.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. <a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him; and I put on her the ear-rings, and the bracelets on her hands. <a href="/parallel/genesis/24-47.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5581" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Rebekah is Chosen</a> …46She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels. 47<a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: wā·’eš·’al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">Then I asked her,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">‘Whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at (Pro-2fs) -- You (masc. sing.). ">are you?’</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">She replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">‘The daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1328.htm" title="1328: bə·ṯū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently from the same as bathah and 'el; destroyed of God; Bethuel, the name of a nephew of Abraham, and of a place in Palestine.">of Bethuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5152.htm" title="5152: nā·ḥō·wr (N-proper-ms) -- From the same as nachar; snorer; Nochor, the name of the grandfather and a brother of Abraham.">of Nahor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/4435.htm" title="4435: mil·kāh (N-proper-fs) -- Two Isr. women. A form of malkah; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite.">Milcah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: yā·lə·ḏāh- (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">bore</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wā·’ā·śim (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">So I put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5141.htm" title="5141: han·ne·zem (Art:: N-ms) -- A ring (worn as an ornament). From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose-ring.">the ring</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">her nose</a> <a href="/hebrew/6781.htm" title="6781: wə·haṣ·ṣə·mî·ḏîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- A bracelet, arm-clasp, a lid. Or tsamid; from tsamad; a bracelet or arm-clasp; generally, a lid.">and the bracelets</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·hā (N-fdc:: 3fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">her wrists.</a> 48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Genesis 29:9-12</a> While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess. / As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep. / Then Jacob kissed Rachel and wept aloud. ... <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-5</a> So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ... <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. <a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a> and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean. <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">Genesis 22:20-23</a> Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor: / Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), / Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” ... <a href="/genesis/21-21.htm">Genesis 21:21</a> And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt. <a href="/genesis/12-11.htm">Genesis 12:11-13</a> As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman, / and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live. / Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared.” <a href="/genesis/11-29.htm">Genesis 11:29</a> And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Exodus 2:16-21</a> Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. / When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” ... <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Ruth 4:10</a> Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” <a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">1 Samuel 25:39-42</a> On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” / She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” ... <a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10-31</a> A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. ... <a href="/isaiah/62-5.htm">Isaiah 62:5</a> For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you. <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-25</a> This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. / But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. ... <a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-38</a> In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, / to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. / The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him: and I put the earring on her face, and the bracelets on her hands.I put.<a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Genesis 24:22,53</a> 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; … <a href="/psalms/45-9.htm">Psalm 45:9,13,14</a> Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir… <a href="/isaiah/62-3.htm">Isaiah 62:3-5</a> Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Bethuel</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Bethu'el</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/24-36.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Bracelets</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Earring</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Ear-Ring</a> <a href="/genesis/23-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Milcah</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Nahor</a> <a href="/genesis/24-24.htm">Nahor's</a> <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/24-30.htm">Wrists</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/25-2.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Bethuel</a> <a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Bethu'el</a> <a href="/genesis/25-2.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Bracelets</a> <a href="/genesis/24-48.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/judges/8-24.htm">Earring</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Ear-Ring</a> <a href="/genesis/24-52.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/27-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/numbers/26-33.htm">Milcah</a> <a href="/genesis/29-5.htm">Nahor</a> <a href="/genesis/29-5.htm">Nahor's</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Nose</a> <a href="/genesis/24-53.htm">Ornaments</a> <a href="/judges/13-18.htm">Questioning</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/genesis/24-51.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">Wrists</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 24</div>1. <a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Abraham swears his servant.</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">The servant's journey.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">His prayer.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">His sign.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Rebekah meets him;</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">fulfils his sign;</a> 22. <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">receives jewels;</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">shows her kindred;</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">and invites him home.</a> 26. <a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">The servant blesses God.</a> 29. <a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban entertains him.</a> 34. <a href="/genesis/24-34.htm">The servant shows his message.</a> 50. <a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Laban and Bethuel approve it.</a> 58. <a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Rebekah consents to go, and departs.</a> 62. <a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Isaac meets and marries her.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Then I asked her This phrase indicates a moment of inquiry and discernment. The servant of Abraham, seeking a wife for Isaac, approaches the task with prayerful consideration. The Hebrew root for "asked" (שָׁאַל, sha'al) implies a request or inquiry, often used in contexts of seeking divine guidance. This reflects the servant's reliance on God to lead him to the right person, emphasizing the importance of seeking God's will in decisions.Whose daughter are you? This question is pivotal in establishing identity and lineage, crucial in the patriarchal society of the time. Lineage determined social standing and covenantal blessings. The inquiry reflects the cultural importance of family heritage, especially in the context of marriage alliances. It underscores the servant's mission to find a wife from Abraham's kin, ensuring the continuation of God's covenant promises.She replied, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor Rebekah's response identifies her as part of Abraham's extended family, fulfilling the criteria set by Abraham for Isaac's wife. Bethuel, her father, and Nahor, her grandfather, are significant figures in the Abrahamic family line. This connection reinforces the theme of God's providence and faithfulness in guiding the servant to the right family, ensuring the purity and continuity of the covenant lineage.whom Milcah bore to him Milcah, Nahor's wife, is mentioned to emphasize the legitimacy and purity of Rebekah's lineage. In the ancient Near Eastern context, maternal lineage was also significant, often indicating the social and spiritual status of the family. This detail highlights the careful orchestration of God's plan, ensuring that Rebekah is not only of the right family but also of a lineage that aligns with God's covenantal purposes.So I put the ring on her nose The act of placing a ring on Rebekah's nose is a cultural gesture of betrothal and commitment. In ancient Near Eastern customs, jewelry was often used as a symbol of a binding agreement or covenant. The nose ring signifies the servant's recognition of Rebekah as the chosen bride for Isaac, marking the beginning of a new covenant relationship. This act symbolizes God's provision and the unfolding of His promises through tangible, cultural expressions.and the bracelets on her wrists The bracelets further signify wealth, status, and the establishment of a covenant relationship. In biblical times, such gifts were not only tokens of betrothal but also symbols of the bride's value and the groom's commitment. This gesture reflects the servant's acknowledgment of God's guidance and the fulfillment of his mission. It serves as a reminder of the blessings and responsibilities that come with entering into God's covenant promises.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(47) Upon her face.--Heb., upon her nose. This mistranslation explains the strange rendering jewel for the forehead in the margin of <a href="/genesis/24-22.htm" title="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;">Genesis 24:22</a>. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-47.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then I asked her, וָאֶשְׁאַ֣ל (wā·’eš·’al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand ‘Whose מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter are you?’ אַתְּ֒ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you She replied, וָאֹמַר֮ (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘The daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter of Bethuel בְּתוּאֵל֙ (bə·ṯū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1328.htm">Strong's 1328: </a> Bethuel -- perhaps 'man of God', a nephew of Abraham son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Nahor, נָח֔וֹר (nā·ḥō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5152.htm">Strong's 5152: </a> Nochor whom אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Milcah מִלְכָּ֑ה (mil·kāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4435.htm">Strong's 4435: </a> Milcah -- two Israelite women bore יָֽלְדָה־ (yā·lə·ḏāh-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage to him.’ לּ֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> So I put וָאָשִׂ֤ם (wā·’ā·śim) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set the ring הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ (han·ne·zem) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5141.htm">Strong's 5141: </a> A ring (worn as an ornament) on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against her nose אַפָּ֔הּ (’ap·pāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire and the bracelets וְהַצְּמִידִ֖ים (wə·haṣ·ṣə·mî·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6781.htm">Strong's 6781: </a> A bracelet, arm-clasp, a lid on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against her wrists. יָדֶֽיהָ׃ (yā·ḏe·hā) Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/24-47.htm">Genesis 24:47 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/24-47.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:47 I asked her and said 'Whose daughter (Gen. 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