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Genesis 24:8

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.
Genesis 24:8 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

    BBE

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

    DBY

  • If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

    WEB

  • and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”

    BSB

In context

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

7The 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.

8And 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.

9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

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