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Genesis 24:8 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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
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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
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
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.
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
And 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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Genesis 24:1
"And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham"
Genesis 24:2
"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:"
Genesis 24:3
"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:"
Genesis 24:4
"But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:4
"But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac."
Genesis 24:5
"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?"
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