Genesis 24:2 - Easy To Read Version

² Abraham’s oldest servant was in charge of everything Abraham owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, “Put your hand under my leg. [133]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Abraham said to the eldest servant of his house [Eliezer of Damascus], who ruled over all that he had, I beg of you, put your hand under my thigh; [Gen. 15:2.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Common English Bible

² Abraham said to the oldest servant of his household, who was in charge of everything he owned, “Put your hand under my thigh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was in charge of all that he had: "Place your hand under my thigh,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:2 Cross References

Genesis 15:2

But Abram said, “Lord God, there is nothing you can give me that will make me happy. Why? Because I have no son. So my slave Eliezer from Damascus will get all the things I own after I die.”

Genesis 24:34

The servant said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

Genesis 24:37

My master forced me to make a promise to him. My master said to me, ‘You must not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among those people, but I don’t want him to marry one of the Canaanite girls.

Genesis 44:1

Then Joseph gave a command to his servant. Joseph said, “Fill the men’s sacks with as much grain as they can carry. And put each man’s money into his sack with the grain.

Genesis 47:29

The time came when Israel (Jacob) knew he would soon die, so he called his son Joseph to him. He said, “If you love me, then put your hand under my leg and make a promise. [252] Promise that you will do what I say and that you will be truthful with me. When I die, don’t bury me in Egypt.

Genesis 47:31

Then Jacob said, “Make a vow to me.” And Joseph vowed to him that he would do this. Then Israel (Jacob) laid his head back down on the bed. [254]

2 Samuel 12:17

The leaders of David’s family came and tried to pull David up from the ground. But David refused to get up. He refused to eat food with these leaders.

1 Kings 16:9

Zimri was one of King Elah’s officers. Zimri commanded half of Elah’s chariots. [186] But Zimri made plans against Elah.

1 Chronicles 29:24

All the leaders, soldiers, and all of King David’s sons accepted Solomon as king and obeyed him.

1 Timothy 5:17

The elders {\cf2\super [27]} who lead the church in a good way should receive double honor. This is especially true for those elders who do the work of counseling and teaching.

Ruth 2:6

The servant answered, “She is that Moabite woman who came with Naomi from the hill country of Moab.