"And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt ta…" — Genesis 24:40

Genesis 24:40 · KJV

“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

Verse 39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

Verse 41

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.

Genesis 24 — Context

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:

Cross References

Exodus 23:20

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Psalms 16:8

I have set the LORD always before me: because {he is} at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Genesis 5:24

And Enoch walked with God: and he {was} not; for God took him.

Exodus 33:2

And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

Genesis 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I {am} the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. {perfect: or, upright, or, sincere}

Psalms 91:11

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Genesis 5:22

And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: