American Standard Version
"And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter. "
— Genesis 24:9, American Standard Version
“And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.”
“The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.”
“So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.”
“The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.”
“And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.”
“And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.”
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.