Genesis 24:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
Genesis 24:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 24:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The 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?””
Genesis 24:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? ”
Genesis 24:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the servant saith unto him, `It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'”
Genesis 24:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed? ”
Genesis 24:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?”
Genesis 24:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land; must I bring your son again to the land from which you came?"”
Genesis 24:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:5 in Context — Genesis 24
3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
What Does Genesis 24:5 Mean?
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