Genesis 24:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.”
Genesis 24:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:39 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 24:39 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 24:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’”
Genesis 24:39 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. ”
Genesis 24:39 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;”
Genesis 24:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me? ”
Genesis 24:39 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not follow me?”
Genesis 24:39 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:39 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.'”
Genesis 24:39 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:39 in Context — Genesis 24
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
What Does Genesis 24:39 Mean?
Genesis 24:39 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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