»Denn der Herr, der Gott des Himmels, hat mir aufgetragen, meine Heimat und mein Elternhaus zu verlassen, und er hat mir versprochen, meinen Nachkommen dieses Land hier zu geben. Er wird seinen Engel vor dir herschicken und dafür sorgen, dass du eine Frau für meinen Sohn findest.

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The Lord God of heaven, who (A)took me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, (B)‘To your [a]descendants I give this land,’ (C)He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

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  1. Genesis 24:7 Lit. seed

The Lord, the God of heaven, (A)who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, (B)‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ (C)he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

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“The Lord, the God of heaven,(A) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(B) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[a](C) I will give this land’(D)—he will send his angel before you(E) so that you can get a wife for my son from there.

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  1. Genesis 24:7 Or seed