Genesis 24:37
And my master adjured me, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son from the daughters of Kenaan in whose land I dwell;
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
38But thou shalt go to my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
Cross References
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who had authority over all which was his, Put now thy hand under my thigh,
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 →