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Genesis 24:12–13

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And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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From verse 12

  1. Genesis 24:27Rank 1 from verse 12
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    27And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

  2. Exodus 3:6Rank 2 from verse 12
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    6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  3. Genesis 26:24Rank 3 from verse 12
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    24And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

  4. 2 Kings 2:14Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

  5. Exodus 3:15Rank 5 from verse 12
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    15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

  6. Genesis 24:42Rank 6 from verse 12
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    42And 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:

  7. Genesis 24:48Rank 7 from verse 12
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    48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

  8. Psalms 122:6Rank 8 from verse 12
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    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

  9. 1 Kings 18:36Rank 9 from verse 12
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    36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

  10. 1 Thessalonians 3:10–11Rank 10 from verse 12
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    10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

    11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

  11. Genesis 15:1Rank 11 from verse 12
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    1AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  12. Genesis 17:7–8Rank 12 from verse 12
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    7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

    8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

  13. Genesis 27:10Rank 13 from verse 12
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    10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

  14. Genesis 27:20Rank 14 from verse 12
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    20And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.

  15. Genesis 28:13Rank 15 from verse 12
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    13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

  16. Genesis 31:42Rank 16 from verse 12
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    42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  17. Genesis 32:9Rank 17 from verse 12
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    9¶ And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

  18. Genesis 43:14Rank 18 from verse 12
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    14And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

  19. Matthew 22:32Rank 19 from verse 12
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    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  20. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 20 from verse 12
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  21. Nehemiah 2:4Rank 21 from verse 12
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    4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

  22. Philippians 4:6Rank 22 from verse 12
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  23. Proverbs 3:6Rank 23 from verse 12
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    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  24. Psalms 118:25Rank 24 from verse 12
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    25Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

  25. Psalms 127:1Rank 25 from verse 12
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    1EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

  26. Psalms 37:5Rank 26 from verse 12
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    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  27. Psalms 90:16–17Rank 27 from verse 12
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    16Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

    17And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

From verse 13

  1. Genesis 24:43Rank 1 from verse 13
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    43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

  2. Psalms 37:5Rank 2 from verse 13
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    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  3. 1 Samuel 9:11Rank 3 from verse 13
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    11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  4. Exodus 2:16Rank 4 from verse 13
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    16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

  5. Genesis 24:11Rank 5 from verse 13
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    11And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

  6. Genesis 29:9–10Rank 6 from verse 13
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    9¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.

    10And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.

  7. John 4:7Rank 7 from verse 13
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    7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

  8. Judges 5:11Rank 8 from verse 13
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    11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.

  9. Proverbs 3:6Rank 9 from verse 13
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    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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Genesis 24:12

COMBINED MEANING

master

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One possessing authority, ownership, command, supervision, or superior skill: an owner, employer, household head, teacher, leader, ship commander, or lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

speed

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Sense 1: Success or prosperity. Sense 2: Swiftness or haste. Sense 3: As a verb, to prosper or send quickly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

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Genesis 24:13

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

water

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Sense 1: The common liquid necessary for life. Sense 2: As a verb, to supply with water, irrigate, or cause to drink.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

draw

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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:10¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

24:11And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

24:12And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

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24:13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

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24:14And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

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