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Genesis 24:41 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

Genesis 24:41

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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.

42

And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

43

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw {water}, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

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