Genesis 24:21
New International Version
Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.

New Living Translation
The servant watched her in silence, wondering whether or not the LORD had given him success in his mission.

English Standard Version
The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.

Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

King James Bible
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

New King James Version
And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

New American Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her in silence, to find out whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

NASB 1995
Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

NASB 1977
Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

Legacy Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

Amplified Bible
Meanwhile, the man stood gazing at Rebekah in [reverent] silence, [waiting] to know if the LORD had made his trip successful or not.

Christian Standard Bible
while the man silently watched her to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
while the man silently watched her to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

American Standard Version
And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the man drank and he observed her and waited to know if LORD JEHOVAH had prospered his way or not.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.

Contemporary English Version
Abraham's servant did not say a word, but he watched everything Rebekah did, because he wanted to know for certain if this was the woman the LORD had chosen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he musing beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

English Revised Version
And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The man was silently watching her to see whether or not the LORD had made his trip successful.

Good News Translation
The man kept watching her in silence, to see if the LORD had given him success.

International Standard Version
The man stared at her in silence, waiting to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Literal Standard Version
And the man, wondering at her, remains silent, to know whether YHWH has made his way prosperous or not.

Majority Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

New American Bible
The man watched her the whole time, silently waiting to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.

NET Bible
Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

New Revised Standard Version
The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.

New Heart English Bible
The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous, or not.

World English Bible
The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

Young's Literal Translation
And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not.

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Context
Rebekah is Chosen
20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels. 21Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success. 22And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.…

Cross References
Genesis 24:12
"O LORD, God of my master Abraham," he prayed, "please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 24:20
And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.

Genesis 24:27
saying, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives."


Treasury of Scripture

And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

wondering at.

2 Samuel 7:18-20
Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? …

Psalm 34:1-6
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth…

Psalm 107:1,8,15,43
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever…

to wit.

Genesis 24:12,56
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…

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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.














(21) And the man wondering at her . . . --The verb is rare, and the LXX., Syr., and Vulg., followed by Gesenius and Frst, translate, "And the man gazed attentively at her, keeping silence, that he might know," &c. The servant, we may well believe, was astonished at the exactness and quickness with which his prayer was being answered, but this is not the point to which the rest of the verse refers; rather, it sets him before us as keenly observing all she said and did, and carefully coming to the conclusion that the comely and generous maiden was the destined bride of the son of his lord.

Verse 21. - And the man wondering at her - gazing with attention on her (LXX., Vulgate, Gesenius, Furst); amazed and astonished at her (Rosenmüller, Delitzsch, Keil, Lange, Calvin) - held his peace, to wit - i.e. that he might know - silence being the customary attitude for the soul in either expecting or receiving a Divine communication (cf. Leviticus 10:3; Psalm 39:2; Acts 11:18) - whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. This inward rumination obviously took place while the whole scene was being enacted before his eyes - the beautiful young girl filling the water-troughs, and the thirsty camels sucking up the cooling drink. The loveliness of mind and body, both which he desired in Isaac's bride, was manifestly present in Rebekah; but still the questions remained to be determined, Was she one of Abraham's kindred, was she single? and would she follow him to Canaan? - points of moment to the solution of which he now proceeds.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Meanwhile, the man
וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

watched her
מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖ה (miš·tā·’êh)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7583: To stun, be astonished

silently
מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ (ma·ḥă·rîš)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

to see
לָדַ֗עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3045: To know

whether
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

or not
לֹֽא׃ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had made his journey
דַּרְכּ֖וֹ (dar·kōw)
Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

a success.
הַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַ (ha·hiṣ·lî·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6743: To push forward


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