Genesis 24:8
“And if the woman wil not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt bee cleare from this my othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.”
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Genesis 24:8 Context
6And Abraham said vnto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my sonne thither againe. 7¶ The LORD God of heauen which tooke mee from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake vnto mee, and that sware vnto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence. 8And if the woman wil not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt bee cleare from this my othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe. 9And the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. 10¶ And the seruant tooke 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, vnto the citie of Nahor.
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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.
- King James Version
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
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."
- World English Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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 back thither.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible