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

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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.

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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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