Genesis 24:33
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
King James Version
In Context
34And he said, I am Abraham’s servant.
Cross References
Psalms 132:3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
John 4:31In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
1 Timothy 6:2And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:30-54
Abraham's Servant Entertained by Laban; Errand of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou without?… Read the whole commentary →