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Genesis 24:6

Abraham
Obedience

4 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?

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

7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.

8 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
KJV
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
WEB
Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
ASV
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
DARBY
And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
BLB
And Abraham said to him, “Take heed to yourself that you do not take my son there.
ÅB
Abraham svarte: Vokt deg for å føre min sønn tilbake dit!
OTB
"Vokt deg for å ta min sønn tilbake dit," svarte Abraham.
B1930
Abraham svarte: Vokt dig for å føre min sønn tilbake dit!

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Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

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  • Galatians 5:1

    Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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  • Hebrews 10:39

    But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

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  • Hebrews 11:9

    By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

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  • Hebrews 11:13–16

    These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

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