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Genesis 24:4

Isaac
Marriage

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:

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

5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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BSB
but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
KJV
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
WEB
But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
ASV
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
DARBY
but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
BLB
But to my land and to my kindred you shall go, and you shall take a wife for my son, for Isaac.”
ÅB
men du skal dra til mitt eget land og til min slekt og hente en hustru til min sønn Isak.
OTB
men du skal dra til mitt hjemland og til min slekt og finne en hustru til min sønn Isak."
B1930
men du skal dra til mitt eget land og til min slekt og hente en hustru til min sønn Isak.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 28:2

    Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother’s brother.

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  • Genesis 22:20–23

    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

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  • Genesis 12:7

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

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  • Genesis 11:25–12:1

    And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

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