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Genesis 24:2

American Standard Version

And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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Genesis 24:2 in other translations

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.

Genesis 24:2 · World English Bible

Genesis 24:2 in context

  1. 1And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
  2. 2And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
  3. 3and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  4. 4but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.