Genesis 24:39-41
Contemporary English Version
39 I asked my master, “What if the young woman refuses to come with me?”
40 My master answered, “I have always obeyed the Lord, and he will send his angel to help you find my son a wife from among my own relatives. 41 But if they refuse to let her come back with you, then you are freed from your promise.”
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Genesis 24:39-41
New King James Version
39 (A)And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’ 40 (B)But he said to me, ‘The Lord, (C)before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and [a]prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s house. 41 (D)You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
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- Genesis 24:40 make your way successful
Genesis 24:39-41
International Standard Version
39 “So I asked my master, ‘What if the woman won’t come back with me?’
40 “Abraham[a] told me, ‘The Lord, who is with me wherever I go, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. So you are to choose a wife for my son from my family, from my father’s household. 41 Only then will you be released from fulfilling[b] my oath. However, when you come to my family, if they don’t give her to you, you’ll be released from fulfilling[c] my oath.’
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- Genesis 24:40 Lit. He
- Genesis 24:41 The Heb. lacks fulfilling
- Genesis 24:41 The Heb. lacks fulfilling
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