Genesis 24:24
New International Version
She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.”

New Living Translation
“I am the daughter of Bethuel,” she replied. “My grandparents are Nahor and Milcah.

English Standard Version
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Berean Standard Bible
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

King James Bible
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

New King James Version
So she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.”

New American Standard Bible
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.”

NASB 1995
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

NASB 1977
And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Amplified Bible
And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to [her husband] Nahor.”

Christian Standard Bible
She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

American Standard Version
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And she said to him, “I am daughter of Bethuyel, son of Melka, whom she bore to Nakhor.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

Contemporary English Version
She answered, "My father is Bethuel, the son of Nahor and Milcah.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

English Revised Version
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She answered him, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah and Nahor.

Good News Translation
"My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah," she answered.

International Standard Version
"I am the daughter of Bethuel," she answered. "He's the son of Milcah and Nahor.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And she said unto him: 'I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore unto Nahor.'

Literal Standard Version
And she says to him, “I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she has borne to Nahor.”

Majority Standard Bible
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.”

New American Bible
She answered: “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

NET Bible
She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.

New Revised Standard Version
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

New Heart English Bible
She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

Webster's Bible Translation
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

World English Bible
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

Young's Literal Translation
And she saith unto him, 'I am daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.'

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Context
Rebekah is Chosen
23“Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?” 24She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milcah bore to Nahor.” 25Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”…

Cross References
Genesis 24:15
Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor.

Genesis 24:23
"Whose daughter are you?" he asked. "Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

Genesis 24:25
Then she added, "We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night."

Genesis 24:47
Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She replied, 'The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

Genesis 29:5
"Do you know Laban the grandson of Nahor?" Jacob asked. "We know him," they replied.


Treasury of Scripture

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bore to Nahor.

Genesis 24:15
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Genesis 22:20,23
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; …

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Genesis 24
1. Abraham swears his servant.
10. The servant's journey.
12. His prayer.
14. His sign.
15. Rebekah meets him;
18. fulfils his sign;
22. receives jewels;
23. shows her kindred;
25. and invites him home.
26. The servant blesses God.
29. Laban entertains him.
34. The servant shows his message.
50. Laban and Bethuel approve it.
58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
62. Isaac meets and marries her.














(24) Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.--Rebekah mentions her father's mother to show that she was descended from a highborn wife; but the servant would welcome it as proving that not only on the father's side, but also on the mother's, she was Isaac's cousin, Milcah being the daughter of Haran, Abraham's brother. And when thus he knew that she fulfilled all the conditions, he gave her the jewels which he was holding in his hand, and bowed the head, and gave thanks.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
She replied,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I
אָנֹ֑כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

am the daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1323: A daughter

of Bethuel,
בְּתוּאֵ֖ל (bə·ṯū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1328: Bethuel -- perhaps 'man of God', a nephew of Abraham

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

that Milcah
מִלְכָּ֕ה (mil·kāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4435: Milcah -- two Israelite women

bore
יָלְדָ֖ה (yā·lə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

to Nahor.”
לְנָחֽוֹר׃ (lə·nā·ḥō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5152: Nochor


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