Genesis 24:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The servant said to him, "What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Should I then take your son back to the land you came from?"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?"

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Tha sayde the seruaunte vnto him: what ad yf the woma wyll not agree to come with me vnto this lade shall I brynge thy sonne agayne vnto the lande which thou camest out of:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The seruaunt sayde: What and the woman wyl not folowe me in to this countre? shal I then cary thy sonne agayne in to yonder londe, where thou camest out of?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? Shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the seruaunt sayd vnto hym: peraduenture the woman wyll not agree to come with me vnto this lande, shall I bryng thy sonne againe vnto the land whiche thou cammest out of?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the servant saith unto him, `It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land. Must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:58 : 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, 'Will you go with this man?' She replied, 'I will go.'
  • Exod 9:2 : 2 But if you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back,
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Prov 13:16 : 16 Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 Then you will swear, 'As the LORD lives,' in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; the nations will bless themselves in Him, and in Him they will glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 24:6-10
    5 verses
    86%

    6Abraham said to him, "Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

    7The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.

    8If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. But do not take my son back there."

    9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

    10The servant took ten camels from his master’s herds and set out, taking with him all kinds of good gifts from his master. He went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

  • Gen 24:2-4
    3 verses
    86%

    2Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.

    3I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

    4Instead, go to my country and my kindred to choose a wife for my son Isaac.

  • Gen 24:37-45
    9 verses
    84%

    37My master made me swear an oath, saying, 'You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live.

    38Instead, you must go to my father's household and to my family to take a wife for my son.'

    39Then I said to my master, 'What if the woman does not come back with me?'

    40He answered me, 'The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey successful, so that you can take a wife for my son from my family and my father's household.

    41'You will be released from my oath if you go to my family and they refuse to give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath.'

    42So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,

    43see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"

    44and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

    45Before I had finished speaking to myself, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, drew water, and I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

  • Gen 24:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

    15Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

  • Gen 24:57-59
    3 verses
    77%

    57Then they said, 'Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.'

    58So they called Rebekah and asked her, 'Will you go with this man?' She replied, 'I will go.'

    59So they sent away their sister Rebekah, along with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.

  • Gen 24:34
    77%

    34So he said, "I am Abraham’s servant.

  • Gen 22:5
    76%

    5Abraham said to his servants, 'Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will come back to you.'

  • Gen 24:12
    75%

    12Then he prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham."

  • Gen 24:48-49
    2 verses
    75%

    48Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.

    49Now if you are willing to show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me. If not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.

  • Gen 24:51
    75%

    51Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.

  • Gen 44:32-34
    3 verses
    75%

    32For your servant took responsibility for the boy before my father, saying, 'If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame before my father all my life.'

    33Now, therefore, please let your servant remain here as a slave to my lord in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers.

    34For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I could not bear to see the misery that would come upon my father.

  • Gen 24:66
    75%

    66Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.

  • Gen 24:61
    75%

    61Then Rebekah and her young women got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

  • Gen 24:23
    74%

    23Then he asked, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

  • Gen 28:2
    73%

    2Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife for yourself from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.

  • Gen 44:30
    73%

    30So now, if I come to your servant, my father, and the boy is not with us—since his life is so closely bound up with the boy's life—

  • Gen 24:17
    73%

    17The servant hurried to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water from your jar."

  • Gen 20:13
    73%

    13And when God caused me to wander from my father’s household, I said to her, “This is the kindness you can show to me: Everywhere we go, say about me, ‘He is my brother.’”

  • Gen 24:20
    72%

    20So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.

  • Gen 24:27
    72%

    27He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his steadfast love and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives."