Genesis 24:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there."

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    If 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."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if the woman{H802} be not willing{H14} to follow{H3212} thee,{H310} then thou shalt be clear{H5352} from this my oath;{H7621} only thou shalt not bring{H7725} my son{H1121} thither again.{H7725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And if the woman{H802} will not be willing{H14}{(H8799)} to follow{H3212}{(H8800)} thee{H310}, then thou shalt be clear{H5352}{(H8738)} from this my oath{H7621}: only bring{H7725} not my son{H1121} thither again{H7725}{(H8686)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Neuerthelesse yf the woma will not agree to come with the than shalt thou be with out daunger of this ooth. But aboue all thinge brynge not my sonne thyther agayne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But yf the woman wyll not folowe the, thou art discharged of this ooth: onely brynge not my sonne thither agayne.

  • 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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, if the woman wyl not folowe thee, then shalt thou be cleare from this my othe: onlye bring not my sonne thyther agayne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 2:17-20 : 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear. 18 Behold, when we come into the land, you shall bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which you let us down by: and you shall bring your father, and your mother, and your brothers, and all your father's household, home unto you. 19 And it shall be, that whoever shall go out of the doors of your house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whoever shall be with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 20 And if you reveal this our business, then we will be released from your oath which you have made us swear.
  • Num 30:5 : 5 But if her father disallows her on the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand, and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
  • Num 30:8 : 8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it, then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul, of no effect, and the LORD shall forgive her.
  • Gen 24:4-6 : 4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac." 5 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?" 6 And Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there.
  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This we will do to them; we will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath we swore to them.
  • John 8:32 : 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
  • Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, Men, brothers, and fathers, listen; The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 24:37-44
    8 verses
    87%

    37 Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;

    38 but you shall go to my father's house and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.'

    39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'

    40 But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.

    41 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.'

    42 And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,

    43 behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"

    44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'

  • Gen 24:2-7
    6 verses
    86%

    2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,

    3 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.

    4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

    5 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?"

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

    7 The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

  • Gen 24:9-10
    2 verses
    79%

    9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

    10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

  • Gen 24:48-49
    2 verses
    76%

    48 And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

    49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."

  • 14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."

  • 51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."

  • Gen 21:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • 32 For your servant became a guarantee for the lad to my father, saying, If I do not bring him back to you, then I shall bear the blame to my father forever.

  • 58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

  • 12 And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray, give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

  • 23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"

  • Deut 25:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 And if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name for his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.'

    8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him; and if he stands firm, and says, 'I do not want to take her,'

  • 16 And it shall be, if he says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;

  • 17 But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and leave.

  • 16 And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:

  • 56 And he said to them, "Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master."

  • 34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad is not with me? lest perhaps I see the evil that shall come upon my father.

  • 17 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this your oath which you have made us swear.

  • 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.

  • 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

  • 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.

  • 27 And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren."

  • 30 Now therefore, when I come to your servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life;

  • 21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

  • 19 Why did you say, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me as a wife: now therefore behold your wife, take her, and go your way.