And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,.... Or "then" or "therefore the servant", &c. being satisfied of the nature and extent of his oath, and thoroughly understanding how he was to act upon it, readily took it by using this rite, See Gill on "Ge 24:2";and sware to him concerning that matter; of taking a wife to his son, engaging to do everything he had directed and enjoined him relative to it.
Mvyw "posuit ergo", V. L.