Genesis 24:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

Neuertheles if the woman wil not followe thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

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  • Josh 2:17-20 : 17 And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this cord of red threde in the window, whereby thou lettest vs downe, and thou shalt bring thy father and thy mother, and thy brethren, & all thy fathers houshold home to thee. 19 And whosoeuer then doeth goe out at the doores of thine house into the streete, his blood shalbe vpon his head, and we will be giltlesse: but whosoeuer shall be with thee in the house, his blood shalbe on our head, if any hande touch him: 20 And if thou vtter this our matter, we will be quite of thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.
  • Num 30:5 : 5 (30:6) But if her father disalow her the same day that he heareth all her vowes and bondes, wherewith she hath bound her selfe, they shall not bee of value, and the Lorde will forgiue her, because her father disalowed her.
  • Num 30:8 : 8 (30:9) But if her husbande disalow her the same day that hee heareth it, then shall hee make her vowe which shee hath made, and that that shee hath pronounced with her lips, wherewith shee bound her selfe, of none effect: and the Lorde will forgiue her.
  • Gen 24:4-6 : 4 But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, & take a wife vnto my sone Izhak. 5 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? 6 To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
  • Josh 9:20 : 20 But this we wil doe to them, and let them liue, least the wrath be vpon vs because of the othe which we sware vnto them.
  • John 8:32 : 32 And shall know the trueth, and the trueth shall make you free.
  • Acts 7:2 : 2 And he sayd, Ye men, brethren and Fathers, hearken. That God of glory appeared vnto our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 24:37-44
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    87%

    37Now my master made me sweare, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

    38But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.

    39Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not followe me?

    40Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.

    41Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe.

    42So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,

    43Behold, I stand by the wel of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke,

    44And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the Lord hath prepared for my masters sonne.

  • Gen 24:2-7
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    86%

    2Therefore Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruant of his house, which had the rule ouer all that he had, Put nowe thine hand vnder my thigh,

    3And I will make thee sweare by ye Lorde God of the heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Canaanites among who I dwel.

    4But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, & take a wife vnto my sone Izhak.

    5And 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?

    6To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.

    7The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne fro thence.

  • Gen 24:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.

    10So the seruant tooke ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed: (for he had all his masters goods in his hand:) and so he arose, and went to Aram Naharaim, vnto the citie of Nahor.

  • Gen 24:48-49
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    76%

    48And I bowed downe and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had brought me the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sone.

    49Now therefore, if ye will deale mercifully and truely with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me that I may turne me to the right hand or to the left.

  • Gen 24:14
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    14Graunt therefore that ye maide, to whom I say, Bowe downe thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drinke: if she say, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also: may be she that thou hast ordeined for thy seruant Izhak: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed mercy on my master.

  • Gen 24:51
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    51Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath said.

  • Gen 21:23-24
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    23Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

    24Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

  • Gen 44:32
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    32Doubtlesse thy seruant became suertie for the childe to my father, and said, If I bring him not vnto thee againe, then I will beare the blame vnto my father for euer.

  • Gen 24:58
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    58And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.

  • Gen 24:12
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    12And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I beseech thee, send me good speede this day, & shew mercy vnto my master Abraha.

  • Gen 24:23
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    23And he said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?

  • Deut 25:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7And if the man will not take his kinsewoman, then let his kinsewoman goe vp to the gate vnto the Elders, and say, My kinsman refuseth to rayse vp vnto his brother a name in Israel: hee will not doe the office of a kinsman vnto me.

    8Then the Elders of his citie shall call him, and commune with him: if he stand and say, I wil not take her,

  • Deut 15:16
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    16And if he say vnto thee, I will not go away from thee, because he loueth thee & thine house, and because he is well with thee,

  • Gen 34:17
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    17But if ye will not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and depart.

  • Gen 22:16
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    16And saide, By my selfe haue I sworne (saith ye Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine onely sonne,

  • Gen 24:56
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    56But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master.

  • Gen 44:34
    73%

    34For howe can I go vp to my father, if the childe be not with me, vnlesse I woulde see the euil that shall come on my father?

  • Josh 2:17
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    17And the men said vnto her, We will be blamelesse of this thine othe, which thou hast made vs sweare.

  • Gen 31:50
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    50If thou shalt vexe my daughters, or shalt take wiues beside my daughters: there is no man with vs, beholde, God is witnesse betweene me and thee.

  • Gen 26:3
    72%

    3Dwell in this lande, and I will be with thee, and will blesse thee: for to thee, and to thy seede I will giue all these countreys: and I will performe the othe which I sware vnto Abraham thy father.

  • Gen 28:2
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    2Arise, get thee to Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.

  • Gen 24:27
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    27And said, Blessed be the Lorde God of my master Abraham, which hath not withdrawen his mercie and his trueth from my master: for when I was in the way, the Lord brought me to my masters brethrens house.

  • Gen 44:30
    72%

    30Nowe therefore, when I come to thy seruant my father, & the childe be not with vs (seeing that his life dependeth on the childes life)

  • Gen 24:21
    72%

    21So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.

  • Gen 12:19
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    19Why saidest thou, She is my sister, that I should take her to be my wife? Nowe therefore beholde thy wife, take her and goe thy way.