So the servant (A)placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham, and swore to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and went out with a variety of (B)good things of his master’s in his hand; so he set out and went to [a]Mesopotamia, to (C)the city of Nahor. 11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by (D)the well of water [b]when it was evening, (E)the time when women go out to draw water.

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  1. Genesis 24:10 Heb Aram-naharaim, Aram of the two rivers
  2. Genesis 24:11 Lit at time of evening

So the servant put his hand under the thigh(A) of his master(B) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(C) loaded with all kinds of good things(D) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](E) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(F) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(G) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(H)

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  1. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia