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Genesis 24:38

But thou shalt go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take thence a wife for my son.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

In Context

37And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I sojourn in their land.

39And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:4But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:30-54

Abraham's Servant Entertained by Laban; Errand of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord ; wherefore standest thou without?… Read the whole commentary →

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