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Genesis 24:2

World English Bible

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.

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Genesis 24:2 in other translations

And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:2 · American Standard Version

Genesis 24:2 in context

  1. 1Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
  2. 2Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
  3. 3I 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.
  4. 4But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”