Genesis 24:66
Genesis 24:66 in Multiple Translations
Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
Then the servant gave Isaac the story of all he had done.
The servant told Isaac everything he'd done.
And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.
And the servant recounteth to Isaac all the things that he hath done,
The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.
Then Abraham’s worker talked to Isaac, and he told Isaac everything that happened.
Berean Amplified Bible — Genesis 24:66
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Genesis 24:66 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יְסַפֵּ֥ר
הָ/עֶ֖בֶד
לְ/יִצְחָ֑ק
אֵ֥ת
כָּל
הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
עָשָֽׂה
וַ/יְסַפֵּ֥ר
çâphar
H5608
to recount
Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms
הָ/עֶ֖בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant/slave
Art | N-ms
לְ/יִצְחָ֑ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
Prep | N-proper
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
Chronicles
Art | N-mp
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Rel
עָשָֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Genesis 24:66
וַ/יְסַפֵּ֥ר
çâphar
H5608
"to recount"
Conj | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms
This word refers to a scribe or secretary who records or inscribes information. It is used in the Bible to describe someone who counts or enumerates things. The KJV translates it as 'scribe, tell, writer'.
Definition: v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
Usage: Occurs in 154 OT verses. KJV: commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer. See also: Genesis 15:5; Esther 8:9; Psalms 2:7.
הָ/עֶ֖בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
"servant/slave"
Art | N-ms
This word refers to a servant or slave, often in the context of serving God or a human master. It can also describe a prophet or Levite. The KJV translates it as bondage, bondman, or servant.
Definition: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (עֲבַד "servant/slave" H5649)
Usage: Occurs in 714 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant. See also: Genesis 9:25; Exodus 11:3; 1 Samuel 8:16.
לְ/יִצְחָ֑ק
Yitschâq
H3327
"Isaac"
Prep | N-proper
Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah, means 'he laughs' and is the father of Esau and Israel. He is first mentioned in Genesis 17:19. Isaac is a key figure in the Bible, playing a role in the patriarchal stories.
Definition: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.17.19; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Sarah (H8283); half-brother of: Ishmael (H3458), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); married to Rebekah (H7259); father of: Esau (H6215) and Israel (H3478) § Isaac = "he laughs" son of Abraham by Sarah his wife and father of Jacob and Esau
Usage: Occurs in 101 OT verses. KJV: Isaac. Compare H3446 (יִשְׂחָק). See also: Genesis 17:19; Genesis 27:30; 2 Chronicles 30:6.
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים
dâbâr
H1697
"Chronicles"
Art | N-mp
A word or thing, like a matter or affair, as seen in the book of Chronicles where it refers to the events and words of kings. It can also mean a cause or reason for something.
Definition: This name means word, speaking
Usage: Occurs in 1290 OT verses. KJV: act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work. See also: Genesis 11:1; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 18:21.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
עָשָֽׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
Study Notes — Genesis 24:66
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Context — Isaac Marries Rebekah
64And when Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
65and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
66Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.Cross References
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| 1 | Mark 6:30 | Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught. |
Genesis 24:66 Summary
[This verse shows how the servant was faithful in reporting back to Isaac about his journey to find a wife for him. The servant told Isaac everything that had happened, from meeting Rebekah to her agreement to marry him. This shows the importance of being honest and transparent in our relationships, as seen in Ephesians 4:25. By sharing the story of how God had provided a wife for Isaac, the servant was able to encourage and comfort Isaac, and we can learn from his example by sharing our own stories of God's faithfulness with others.]
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did the servant tell Isaac all that he had done?
The servant told Isaac all that he had done to inform him about the journey, the meeting with Rebekah, and her agreement to marry him, as seen in Genesis 24:66, so that Isaac would be aware of the events that had transpired and the circumstances of their meeting, similar to how Moses recorded the events of the Israelites in the book of Exodus.
What was the significance of the servant's report to Isaac?
The servant's report to Isaac was significant because it showed that God had been faithful in providing a wife for Isaac, as promised in Genesis 24:7, and it also demonstrated the servant's faithfulness in carrying out his master's instructions, as seen in Genesis 24:12-14.
How did Isaac respond to the servant's report?
Although the verse does not explicitly state how Isaac responded, it is likely that he was pleased and relieved to hear the news, as seen in Genesis 24:67, where it is written that Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother's tent and took her as his wife, indicating that he accepted her as his wife and was comforted by her presence.
What can we learn from the servant's actions in this verse?
We can learn the importance of faithfulness, obedience, and sharing the stories of God's faithfulness with others, as the servant did with Isaac, similar to how the Psalmist encourages believers to share the works of God with the next generation in Psalms 78:4.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I can be like the servant, sharing the stories of God's faithfulness with others?
- How can I apply the principle of faithfulness and obedience in my own life, as seen in the servant's actions?
- What are some times in my life when God has been faithful, and how can I share those stories with others?
- How can I cultivate a deeper trust in God's sovereignty, like the servant did, and wait patiently for His provision in my life?
Gill's Exposition on Genesis 24:66
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. By what means he found out the person designed for his wife, and got knowledge of her father's house, to which he was introduced, and where he
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:66
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Trapp's Commentary on Genesis 24:66
Genesis 24:66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.Ver. 66. And the servant told Isaac.] Ministers also must give account of their stewardship. Happy he that can present his people "as a chaste virgin to Christ," with Paul that can say, with the prophet, "Here am I, and the children that thou hast given me"; and with that arch-prophet, "I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do". Reverend Mr Stork was wont to protest, that it was more comfort to him to win one of his own charge than twenty others. Abrah. Deceas., by T. Gataker.
Sermons on Genesis 24:66
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Beginning of the End by Alan Redpath | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the Feeding of the Five Thousand, where Jesus teaches his disciples a valuable lesson. The preacher emphasizes the importance of giving every |
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Change Within Your Heart - Part 1 by K.P. Yohannan | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of preparation before carrying out God's plans. He uses the example of Moses, who spent 40 years learning humility and how to |
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Fear Not, Only Believe by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the power of Jesus over human ailments and encourages the congregation to put their faith and trust in Him. He prays for those who may be su |
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Change Within Your Heart - Part 2 by K.P. Yohannan | In this sermon, Brother K. P. O'Hannon discusses the importance of true transformation within the heart. He emphasizes that simply having knowledge or information about Christianit |
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Make a Difference by Jim Cymbala | In this sermon, the speaker focuses on the story of Jesus feeding the multitude with loaves and fishes, which is mentioned multiple times in the Bible. The speaker questions why th |
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Licking Fish by Teresa Conlon | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the importance of faith and how it can impact our lives and the kingdom of God. He uses the example of Jesus feeding the 5,000 to illustrate t |
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The Shepherd's Touch by Koos Combrink | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing the time of grace that God offers to each individual. He uses the analogy of a shepherd and his sheep to illust |