Genesis 24:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”
Genesis 24:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 24:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.””
Genesis 24:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again. ”
Genesis 24:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'”
Genesis 24:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again. ”
Genesis 24:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neuertheles if the woman wil not follow thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.”
Genesis 24:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And if the woman will not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath; only do not bring my son there again."”
Genesis 24:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:8 in Context — Genesis 24
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.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
What Does Genesis 24:8 Mean?
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