⁸ If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath^(A) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”^(B)

¹⁷ Now the men had said to her, “This oath^(A) you made us swear will not be binding on us ¹⁸ unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord^(B) in the window^(C) through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family^(D) into your house. ¹⁹ If any of them go outside your house into the street, their blood will be on their own heads;^(E) we will not be responsible. As for those who are in the house with you, their blood will be on our head^(F) if a hand is laid on them. ²⁰ But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.^(G)”

⁸ But if her husband^(A) forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.^(B)

⁵ But if her father forbids her^(A) when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the Lord will release her because her father has forbidden her.

² To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers,^(A) listen to me! The God of glory^(B) appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Harran.^(C)

³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”^(A)

²⁰ This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that God’s wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath^(A) we swore to them.”

⁴ but will go to my country and my own relatives^(A) and get a wife for my son Isaac.^(B)”

⁵ The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?^(C) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?^(D)”

⁶ “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”^(E) Abraham said.