Genesis 24:4

but unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,—So shalt thou take a wife for my son—for Isaac.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

In Context

3that I may put thee on oath, by Yahweh God of the heavens and God of the earth—That thou wilt not take a wife for my son, from among the daughters of the Canaanites in the midst of whom, I, am dwelling:

5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman may not be willing to follow me into this land,—May I take back thy son, into the land from whence thou camest?

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Cross References

Genesis 11:25and Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, a hundred and nineteen years,—and begat sons and daughters.

Genesis 22:20And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying,—Behold! Milcah—she also, hath borne sons, to Nahor thy brother:

Genesis 28:2Rise, go thy way to Padan-aram to the house of Bethuel, thy mother’s father,—and take thee from thence a wife, of the daughters of Laban, thy mother’s brother.

2 Chronicles 24:3And Jehoiada took for him two wives,—and he begat sons and daughters.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:2-10

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord , the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my… Read the whole commentary →

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