Verse List for GEN 24:21

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OET (OET-RV) while Abraham’s slave watched her silently to determine whether Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

OET-LV And_the_man was_gazing to/for_her/it being_silent to_know had_he _made _successful YHWH its_road/course or not.

ULT And the man watched her silently to know whether Yahweh had made his journey succeed or not.

UST Meanwhile Abraham’s servant silently watched Rebekah and waited to find out whether or not Yahweh had made him successful on his journey to find a wife for Isaac.

BSB & MSB Meanwhile, the man watched her silently to see whether or not the LORD had made his journey a success.

OEB Meanwhile the man was silently gazing at her in order to find out whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

WEBBE & WMBB The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

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

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

FBV The man observed her in silence to see if the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

T4T The servant just watched her, without saying anything. He wanted to know if Yahweh had caused his trip to be successful or not.

LEB And the man was gazing at her silently to know if Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

BBE And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.

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

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

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

YLT And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not.

Drby And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

RV And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
(And the man looked steadfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.)

SLT And the man looking with attention at her, being silent to know whether Jehovah prospered his way or not.

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

KJB-1769 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

KJB-1611 And the man wondering at her, helde his peace, to wit, whether the LORD had made his iourney prosperous, or not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the man wondred at her, but held his peace, to witte whether the Lorde had made his iourney prosperous, or not.
(And the man wondered at her, but held his peace, to witte whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous, or not.)

Gnva So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.
(So the man wondered at her, and held his peace, to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.)

Cvdl The ma marueyled at her, and helde his tonge, tyll he knewe whether the LORDE had prospered his iourney or not.
(The man marvelled at her, and held his tongue, till he knew whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.)

Wycl Sotheli he bihelde hir priueli, and wolde wite whether the Lord hadde sped his wei, ethir nay.
(Truly he beheld her privily/secretly, and would wit/know whether the Lord had sped his wei, either nay.)

Luth Der Mann aber wunderte sich ihrer und schwieg stille, bis er erkennete, ob der HErr zu seiner Reise Gnade gegeben hätte, oder nicht.
(The man but wonders(v)e itself/yourself/themselves of_their/her and remained_silent still(v), until he recognised, if/whether the/of_the LORD to/for his Reise grace given would_have, or not.)

ClVg Ipse autem contemplabatur eam tacitus, scire volens utrum prosperum iter suum fecisset Dominus, an non.
(Exactly_that however contemplabatur her tacitus, to_know willing whether prosperous way/path his_own would_have_done Master, or non.)

UHB וְ⁠הָ⁠אִ֥ישׁ מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖ה לָ֑⁠הּ מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ לָ⁠דַ֗עַת הַֽ⁠הִצְלִ֧יחַ יְהוָ֛ה דַּרְכּ֖⁠וֹ אִם־לֹֽא׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ δὲ ἄνθρωπος κατεμάνθανεν αὐτήν· καὶ παρεσιώπα τοῦ γνῶναι εἰ εὐώδωκε Κύριος τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ, ἢ οὔ.

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