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Genesis 24:3

World English Bible

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.

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Genesis 24:3 in other translations

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:

Genesis 24:3 · American Standard Version

Genesis 24:3 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.”
  5. 5The 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?”