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Genesis 24:39 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.”

Genesis 24:39

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37

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

38

But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40

And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

41

Then shalt thou be clear from {this} my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee {one}, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

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