Genesis 24:8

But if unwilling be the woman to follow thee, then shalt thou be clear from this mine oath,—Only my son, shalt thou not take back thither

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

In Context

7Yahweh, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, who took me out of the house of my father, and out of the land of my kindred, and, who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed, will I give this land, he, will send his messenger before thee, so shalt thou take a wife for my son from thence.

9So the servant placed his hand, under the thigh of Abraham, his lord,—and sware to him, over this thing.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:4but unto my own land and unto my own kindred, wilt go,—So shalt thou take a wife for my son—for Isaac.

Numbers 30:8But if, on the day her husband heard, he forbade her, then shall he have made of none effect her vow that is upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she put a bond upon her soul,—and, Yahweh, will pardon her.

Joshua 9:20This, will we do unto them, even let them live,—lest there come on us wrath, because of the oath which we have sworn unto them.

Acts 7:2And, he, said—Brethren and fathers, hearken! The God of Glory, appeared unto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,—

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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