Genesis

Genesis 24:9–10

⁹So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

¹⁰Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.^a

Footnotes

a 24:10 That is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia.

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Genesis 24:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the servant	הָעֶ֙בֶד֙	hā·‘e·ḇeḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
placed	וַיָּ֤שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
his hand	יָד֔וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
under	תַּ֛חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the thigh	יֶ֥רֶךְ	ye·reḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base
of his master	אֲדֹנָ֑יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֖ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
and swore an oath	וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע	way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7650 swear
to him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
matter	הַדָּבָ֖ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

Genesis 24:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the servant	הָ֠עֶבֶד	hā·‘e·ḇeḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֨ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
of his master’s	אֲדֹנָיו֙	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
camels	גְמַלִּ֜ים	ḡə·mal·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1581 camel
and departed	וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with all manner	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of good things	ט֥וּב	ṭūḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2898 good things, goods, goodness
from his master	אֲדֹנָ֖יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
in hand	בְּיָד֑וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
And he set out	וַיָּ֗קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Nahor’s	נָחֽוֹר׃	nā·ḥō·wr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5152 Nachor
hometown	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
in Aram-naharaim	נַֽהֲרַ֖יִם	na·hă·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H763 Aram

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