Genesis 24:6-8

English Standard Version

⁶Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there. ⁷The 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. ⁸But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then ^(D)you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.”

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创世记 24:6-8

Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)

⁶亚伯拉罕对他说：“你要谨慎，不要带我的儿子回那里去！ ⁷耶和华天上的主曾带领我离开父家和本族的地，对我说话，向我起誓说：‘我要将这地赐给你的后裔。’他必差遣使者在你面前，你就可以从那里为我儿子娶一个妻子。 ⁸倘若女子不肯跟你来，我使你起的誓就与你无干了，只是不可带我的儿子回那里去。”

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Genesis 24:6-8

New International Version

⁶“Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”^(A) Abraham said. ⁷“The Lord, the God of heaven,^(B) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land^(C) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring^[a]^(D) I will give this land’^(E)—he will send his angel before you^(F) so that you can get a wife for my son from there. ⁸If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath^(G) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”^(H)