King James Version
“And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:”
Genesis 24:40 · KJV
But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
And 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:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto me The LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“whom I walk”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“his angel”
H4397a messenger; specifically, of god, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“with thee and prosper”
H6743to push forward, in various senses (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
“thy way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“for my son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of my kindred”
H4940a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and of my father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
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