Genesis 24:47
New International Version
“I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’ “Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,

New Living Translation
“Then I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, and my grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her wrists.

English Standard Version
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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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 earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

New King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
“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.

NASB 1977
“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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"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.

Good News Translation
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.

International Standard Version
"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.

Majority Standard Bible
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.

NET Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
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,

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Smith's Literal Translation
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.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
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.

New Revised Standard Version
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.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
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.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
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.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Rebekah is Chosen
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. 47Then 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. 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.…

Cross References
Genesis 29:9-12
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. ...

Genesis 28:1-5
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. ...

Genesis 26:34-35
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.

Genesis 25:20
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.

Genesis 22:20-23
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.” ...

Genesis 21:21
And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Genesis 12:11-13
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.”

Genesis 11:29
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.

Exodus 2:16-21
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?” ...

Ruth 4:10
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.”

1 Samuel 25:39-42
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.” ...

Proverbs 31:10-31
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. ...

Isaiah 62:5
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.

Matthew 1:18-25
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. ...

Luke 1:26-38
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.” ...


Treasury of Scripture

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.

Genesis 24:22,53
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; …

Psalm 45:9,13,14
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir…

Isaiah 62:3-5
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God…

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Genesis 24
1. Abraham swears his servant.
10. The servant's journey.
12. His prayer.
14. His sign.
15. Rebekah meets him;
18. fulfils his sign;
22. receives jewels;
23. shows her kindred;
25. and invites him home.
26. The servant blesses God.
29. Laban entertains him.
34. The servant shows his message.
50. Laban and Bethuel approve it.
58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
62. Isaac meets and marries her.














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.

(47) Upon her face.--Heb., upon her nose. This mistranslation explains the strange rendering jewel for the forehead in the margin of Genesis 24:22.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then I asked her,
וָאֶשְׁאַ֣ל (wā·’eš·’al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

‘Whose
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

are you?’
אַתְּ֒ (’at)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

She replied,
וָאֹמַר֮ (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘The daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Bethuel
בְּתוּאֵל֙ (bə·ṯū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1328: Bethuel -- perhaps 'man of God', a nephew of Abraham

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Nahor,
נָח֔וֹר (nā·ḥō·wr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5152: Nochor

whom
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Milcah
מִלְכָּ֑ה (mil·kāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4435: Milcah -- two Israelite women

bore
יָֽלְדָה־ (yā·lə·ḏāh-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

to him.’
לּ֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

So I put
וָאָשִׂ֤ם (wā·’ā·śim)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

the ring
הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ (han·ne·zem)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament)

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her nose
אַפָּ֔הּ (’ap·pāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

and the bracelets
וְהַצְּמִידִ֖ים (wə·haṣ·ṣə·mî·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6781: A bracelet, arm-clasp, a lid

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her wrists.
יָדֶֽיהָ׃ (yā·ḏe·hā)
Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand


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