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The manהָאִישׁbowed his headוַיִּקֹּדand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּto YHWHלַיהוָה
Genesis 24:26
Study it in the app“The man bowed his head and bowed down to YHWH”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:26, word by word
- The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- bowed his headיִּקֹּדyikod
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikod” appears- and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears
The context
25She also said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in plenty, and also room to spend the night.”
26 · This verse (above)
27and said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of my lord Abraham, who has not abandoned his loyal love and his faithfulness toward my lord. As for me, YHWH has led me on the way to the house of my lord’s brothers.”
To study Genesis 24 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham’s servant ask of YHWH by the well, and what did Rebekah do (vv. 12-20)?
2. What it means
What does it show about the servant’s prayer that he asks YHWH for guidance in his task (vv. 12-14, 26-27)?
3. How I live it
In what pending decision can you ask Elohim for guidance and pay attention to what happens?