Genesis 24:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ בּֽ͏ַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וֽ͏ֵאלֹהֵ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־תִקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ לִבְנִ֔י מִבְּנוֹת֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wəʾašbîʿăḵā bayhwh ʾĕlōhê haššāmayim wēʾlōhê hāʾāreṣ ʾăšer lōʾ-tiqqaḥ ʾiššāh liḇnî mibbənôṯ hakkənaʿănî ʾăšer ʾānōḵî yôšēḇ bəqirbô

Grammar Details

• *wəʾašbîʿăḵā*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will make you swear
• *bayhwh*: preposition + proper noun - by YHWH
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *haššāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine dual - the heavens
• *wēʾlōhê*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and God of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - whom
• *lōʾ-tiqqaḥ*: negative particle + Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall not take
• *ʾiššāh*: noun, feminine singular - woman/wife
• *liḇnî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - for my son
• *mibbənôṯ*: preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - from daughters of
• *hakkənaʿănî*: definite article + proper noun, masculine singular - the Canaanite
• *ʾānōḵî*: personal pronoun, 1st singular - I
• *yôšēḇ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - dwelling
• *bəqirbô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his midst

Word Meanings

• *wəʾašbîʿăḵā*: I will make you swear/I will put you under oath
• *ʾĕlōhê* *haššāmayim* *wēʾlōhê* *hāʾāreṣ*: God of heaven and God of earth/Creator of heaven and earth
• *bəqirbô*: in his midst/among them/in their territory

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I 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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I maye make the swere by the LORde that is God of heauen and God of the erth that thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my sonne of the doughters of the canaanytes amonge which I dwell.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I maye make the sweare by ye LORDE the God of heauen and earth, that thou take no wife vnto my sonne amonge ye doughters of ye Cananites, (amonge whom I dwell)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And 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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I wyll make thee sweare by the Lorde God of heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Chanaanites, amongest which I dwel:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and to Rebekah.
• Gen 14:22 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Gen 28:8 : 8 And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan did not please Isaac his father;
• Deut 7:3-4 : 3 Neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take for your son. 4 For they will turn your son away from following me, that they may serve other gods: so the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and destroy you suddenly.
• Deut 10:20 : 20 You shall fear the LORD your God; him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast, and swear by his name.
• Josh 2:12 : 12 Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
• 1 Sam 20:17 : 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
• 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
• 2 Chr 2:12 : 12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.
• Neh 9:6 : 6 You alone are the LORD; You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth and everything on it, the seas and all that is in them, and You preserve them all; the host of heaven worships You.
• Neh 13:25 : 25 So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.
• 2 Cor 6:14-17 : 14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he who believes with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 17 Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
• Heb 6:16 : 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute.
• Ps 115:15 : 15 You are blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
• Isa 48:1 : 1 Listen to this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and mention the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness.
• Isa 65:16 : 16 So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself by the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth, because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from my eyes.
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus shall you say to them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
• Jer 12:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, 'As the LORD lives,' as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be established in the midst of My people.
• Zeph 1:5 : 5 And those that worship the host of heaven on the rooftops; and those that worship and that swear by the LORD, and also swear by Milcom;
• 1 Cor 7:39 : 39 A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
• Gen 31:44-53 : 44 Now therefore come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 46 And Jacob said to his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made a heap: and they ate there upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 48 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and you this day. Therefore its name was called Galeed; 49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and you, when we are absent one from another. 50 If you afflict my daughters, or if you take other wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness between me and you. 51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have set between me and you; 52 This heap is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and that you shall not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
• Gen 50:25 : 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.
• Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
• Exod 22:11 : 11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.
• Exod 23:13 : 13 And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the names of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.
• Exod 34:16 : 16 And you take their daughters for your sons, and their daughters go whoring after their gods, and make your sons go whoring after their gods.
• Lev 19:12 : 12 And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
• Num 5:21 : 21 Then the priest shall make the woman swear with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the woman, The LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh waste away and your belly swell;
• Deut 6:13 : 13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
• Gen 21:23 : 23 Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.
• Gen 26:28-31 : 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you; 29 That you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace: you are now the blessed of the LORD. 30 And he made them a feast, and they ate and drank. 31 And they arose early in the morning, and swore one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
• Gen 27:46-28:2 : 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these who are of the daughters of the land, what good will my life be to me? 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and commanded him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.
• Gen 6:2 : 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.
• Gen 6:4 : 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown.
• Gen 10:15-19 : 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterward the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go to Gerar, unto Gaza; as you go, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
• Gen 14:19 : 19 And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;