Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word. Context A Wife for Isaac…8But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again. 9The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.10And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.… Cross References Genesis 24:2 And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, Genesis 24:10 And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor. Lexicon So the servantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ (hā·‘e·ḇeḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant placed וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set his hand יָד֔וֹ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand under תַּ֛חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of his master אֲדֹנָ֑יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller Abraham’s אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation thigh יֶ֥רֶךְ (ye·reḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3409: Thigh,loin, flank, side and swore an oath וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע (way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear to him ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew concerning עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that matter. הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Additional Translations So the servant placed his hand under his master Abraham’s thigh and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter. And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning that matter. The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter. And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter. Jump to Previous Abraham Abraham's Hand Leg Master Matter Oath Placed Putteth Servant Sware Sweareth Swore ThighJump to Next Abraham Abraham's Hand Leg Master Matter Oath Placed Putteth Servant Sware Sweareth Swore ThighExternal Links Genesis 24:9 NIVGenesis 24:9 NLT Genesis 24:9 ESV Genesis 24:9 NASB Genesis 24:9 ASV Genesis 24:9 Bible Apps Genesis 24:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:9 French Bible Genesis 24:9 German Bible Alphabetical: Abraham an and concerning hand him his master matter oath of placed put servant So swore the thigh this to under OT Law: Genesis 24:9 The servant put his hand under (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |