Genesis 24:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah. Wherefore standest thou without? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.
Webster's Revision
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
World English Bible
He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."
English Revised Version (ERV)
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
Definitions for Genesis 24:31
Clarke's Genesis 24:31 Bible Commentary
Thou blessed of the Lord - Probably a usual mode of wishing prosperity, as he that is blessed of the Lord is worthy of all respect; for, enjoying the Divine favor, he is in possession of the sum of happiness.
Wesley's Genesis 24:31 Bible Commentary
24:31 Come in thou blessed of the Lord - Perhaps, because they heard from Rebekah, of the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, they concluded him a good man, and therefore blessed of the Lord.
