American Standard Version
"And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not. "
— Genesis 24:21, American Standard Version
“And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.”
“The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.”
“Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the LORD had made his journey successful or not.”
“But he musing, beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.”
“And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.”
“And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.”
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.