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But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then shalt thou be clear from <i>this</i> my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee <i>one</i>, thou shalt be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give <i>her</i> to you, then you will be released from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. Now if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then you will be free of my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will [also] be free of my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if they refuse to let her come back with you, then you are freed from your promise." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then you will be free from your oath to me. You will also be free of your oath to me if my relatives are not willing to do this when you go to them.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is only one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives and they refuse you, then you will be free.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Only then will you be released from fulfilling my oath. However, when you come to my family, if they don't give her to you, you'll be released from fulfilling my oath.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then will you be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. And if they do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then you are acquitted from my oath, when you come to my family; and if they do not give [one] to you, then you have been acquitted from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not one to thee; then thou hast been acquitted from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou be clean from mine oath, when thou shalt come to my family; if they will not give to thee, and thou shalt be pure from mine oath.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give thee one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But you will be innocent of my curse, if, when you will arrive at my close relatives, they will not grant this to you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then you will be freed from my curse. If you go to my family and they refuse you, then, too, you will be free from my curse.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my kindred; even if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall be clear from my oath, when you go to my kindred; and if they do not give you a bride, you shall be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And then you will be clear from my oath when you go to my family, and if they do not give to you, you are free from my oath.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shalt thou be clear from my curse, for whensoever thou shalt have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, then shalt thou be clear from my oath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/24-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5525" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Rebekah is Chosen</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">And when</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: miš·paḥ·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">my kindred,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: tin·nā·qeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-2ms) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated."></a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: mê·’ā·lā·ṯî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they refuse to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tə·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give her</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">then</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">you will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5355.htm" title="5355: nā·qî (Adj-ms) -- Clean, free from, exempt. Or naqiyi,; from naqah; innocent.">released</a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: mê·’ā·lā·ṯî (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">from my oath.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a></span><br />and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a></span><br />Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-4</a></span><br />So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a></span><br />saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a></span><br />I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-3</a></span><br />When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8</a></span><br />You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a></span><br />“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-5</a></span><br />And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then shall you be clear from this my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they give not you one, you shall be clear from my oath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Genesis 24:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12</a></b></br> That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Family</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Free</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Quit</a> <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/genesis/24-40.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Released</a> <a href="/genesis/17-11.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/44-10.htm">Acquitted</a> <a href="/exodus/6-25.htm">Clan</a> <a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/genesis/30-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/genesis/44-10.htm">Free</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/exodus/21-19.htm">Quit</a> <a href="/exodus/4-23.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-26.htm">Released</a> <a href="/genesis/41-40.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-1.htm">Abraham swears his servant.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">The servant's journey.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">His prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">His sign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-15.htm">Rebekah meets him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">fulfils his sign;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-22.htm">receives jewels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-23.htm">shows her kindred;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-25.htm">and invites him home.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-26.htm">The servant blesses God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-29.htm">Laban entertains him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-34.htm">The servant shows his message.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-50.htm">Laban and Bethuel approve it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">58. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Rebekah consents to go, and departs.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">62. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/24-62.htm">Isaac meets and marries her.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Abraham's kindred were located in Mesopotamia, specifically in the city of Nahor. This reflects the cultural practice of endogamy, marrying within one's extended family or tribe, which was common in ancient Near Eastern societies to preserve family lineage and property.<p><b>if they refuse to give her to you</b><br>The possibility of refusal highlights the autonomy and agency of the family in marriage negotiations. It also underscores the importance of consent in the marriage process, even in patriarchal societies. This reflects the cultural norms of the time, where family approval was crucial in marriage arrangements.<p><b>then you will be released from my oath</b><br>Abraham's servant was bound by an oath to find a wife for Isaac from Abraham's relatives. The release from the oath indicates the seriousness of oaths in ancient times, which were considered binding and sacred. This also shows Abraham's trust in God's providence, acknowledging that if the family refused, it was not God's will for Isaac to marry from his kindred. This reflects a broader biblical theme of reliance on divine guidance and the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch who sends his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac from his own relatives, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the covenant lineage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant_of_abraham.htm">Servant of Abraham</a></b><br>Likely Eliezer, tasked with finding a wife for Isaac, demonstrating faithfulness and obedience to his master's instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Abraham's son, for whom the servant is seeking a wife, representing the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham's_clan.htm">Abraham's Clan</a></b><br>The family from which the servant is to find a wife for Isaac, highlighting the importance of marrying within the faith community.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/oath.htm">Oath</a></b><br>A solemn promise made by the servant to Abraham, underscoring the seriousness of the task and the servant's commitment to fulfilling it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>The servant's commitment to Abraham's instructions teaches us the importance of being faithful and diligent in the tasks God entrusts to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_providence.htm">Trust in God's Providence</a></b><br>The servant's journey and reliance on God's guidance remind us to trust in God's provision and timing in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_community.htm">Importance of Community</a></b><br>The emphasis on finding a wife from Abraham's clan highlights the value of community and shared faith in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/release_from_obligations.htm">Release from Obligations</a></b><br>The provision for release from the oath if the family refuses shows the balance between human responsibility and divine sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_initiative.htm">Obedience and Initiative</a></b><br>The servant's proactive approach in seeking a wife for Isaac encourages us to take initiative while remaining obedient to God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/abraham's_interaction_with_sodom's_king.htm">How did Abraham interact with the King of Sodom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_vultures_symbolize_biblically.htm">What is Shechem's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'one_flesh'_mean_in_marriage.htm">What does 'one flesh' in marriage signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_unemployment.htm">What does the Bible say about unemployment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֤ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you go</span><br /><span class="heb">תָב֖וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my kindred,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·paḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they refuse to</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give her</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְּנוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֥יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">released</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5355.htm">Strong's 5355: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, free from, exempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from my oath.’</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאָלָתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ā·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/24-41.htm">Genesis 24:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/24-41.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:41 Then will you be clear from my (Gen. 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