Genesis 24:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And the man wondering at her... — The verb is rare, and the LXX., Syr., and Vulg., followed by Gesenius and Fürst, translate, “And the man gazed attentively at her, keeping silence, that he might know,” &c. The servant, we may well believe, was astonished at the exactness and quickness with which his prayer was being answered, but this is not the point to which the rest of the verse refers; rather, it sets him before us as keenly observing all she said and did, and carefully coming to the conclusion that the comely and generous maiden was the destined bride of the son of his lord.

Genesis 24:21

21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.