Commentary on Genesis John Calvin
Chapter 24
CHAPTER 24
Genesis 24:1-67
Genesis 24:1-67
1. And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
1. Abraham autem senex venit in dies, et Iehova benedixerat Abraham in omnibus.
2. And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
2. Et dixit Abraham ad servum suum seniorem domus suae, qui praeerat omnibus qui erant ei, Pone nunc manum tuam sub femore meo:
3. And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
3. Et adjurabo to per Iehovam Deum coeli, et Deum terrae, quod non capies uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chenaanaei, in cujus medio ego habito: