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International Version</a></span><br />but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />but you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />but you will go to my land and to my kin, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />but you will [instead] go to my [former] country (Mesopotamia) and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac [the heir of the covenant promise].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but will go to my land and my family to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />but will go to my land and my family to take a wife for my son Isaac.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Instead, go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for him from among my relatives." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead, you will go to the land of my relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You must go back to the country where I was born and get a wife for my son Isaac from among my relatives." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, you are to go to my country and to my family and acquire a wife for my son Isaac."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />but you must go to my country and to my relatives, and get a wife for my son Isaac."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But thou shalt go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but to my land and to my family you go, and have taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt go to my land and to my native country, and take a wife to my son, to Isaak.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But that you will proceed to my land and kindred, and from there take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but that you will go to my own land and to my relatives to get a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but will go to my country and to my kindred and get a wife for my son Isaac.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But that you will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But go to my land and to my family, and take a woman for my son, Isaaq.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/24-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5204" 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">A Wife for Isaac</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>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, <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">my country</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4138.htm" title="4138: mō·w·laḏ·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Kindred, birth, offspring. From yalad; nativity; by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family.">my kindred</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nî (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">for my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”…<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/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-21.htm">Genesis 21:21</a></span><br />And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a></span><br />When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-46.htm">Genesis 27:46</a></span><br />Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-6.htm">Genesis 28:6-9</a></span><br />Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” / and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-aram. / And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-19.htm">Genesis 29:19</a></span><br />Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-3.htm">Genesis 31:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-24.htm">Genesis 50:24</a></span><br />Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-15.htm">Exodus 3:15</a></span><br />God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-3.htm">Joshua 24:3</a></span><br />But I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and led him through all the land of Canaan, and I multiplied his descendants. I gave him Isaac,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3</a></span><br />But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-2.htm">Acts 7:2-4</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">But you shall go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife to my son Isaac.</p><p class="hdg">to my kindred.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/11-25.htm">Genesis 11:25</a></b></br> And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1,7</a></b></br> Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">Genesis 22:20-23</a></b></br> And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/24-14.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/genesis/24-16.htm">Relations</a> <a href="/genesis/24-27.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/genesis/24-7.htm">Wife</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>but will go</b><br />The phrase "but will go" indicates a directive and a mission. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "yalak," which means to walk or to go. This implies a purposeful journey, not just a casual trip. Abraham is instructing his servant to undertake a significant task, emphasizing obedience and faithfulness. The journey is not merely physical but also spiritual, as it involves fulfilling God's covenant promises.<p><b>to my country</b><br />The term "country" refers to Abraham's homeland, which is Mesopotamia, specifically the region of Haran. This is significant because it connects to Abraham's origins and the place where God first called him. The Hebrew word "erets" is used, meaning land or earth, signifying a return to roots and heritage. This journey back to his country symbolizes a return to the foundational promises God made to Abraham.<p><b>and my kindred</b><br />"Kindred" refers to Abraham's family or clan. The Hebrew word "moledet" is used, which can mean family or birthplace. This highlights the importance of familial ties and the continuation of Abraham's lineage through a wife from his own people. It underscores the value placed on maintaining cultural and spiritual heritage, ensuring that Isaac's wife shares in the faith and values of Abraham's family.<p><b>and take a wife</b><br />The phrase "take a wife" is central to the mission. The Hebrew verb "laqach" means to take or to acquire, indicating an intentional and deliberate action. This reflects the cultural practice of arranged marriages, where family and lineage were crucial. The choice of a wife for Isaac is not just a personal matter but a covenantal one, ensuring the continuation of God's promises through a godly lineage.<p><b>for my son Isaac</b><br />The mention of "my son Isaac" personalizes the mission. Isaac is the child of promise, the one through whom God's covenant with Abraham will be fulfilled. The Hebrew name "Yitzchak" means "he will laugh," a reminder of the joy and fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and Sarah. This task is not just about finding a wife but about securing the future of God's covenant people through Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-4.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">but</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֧י</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">will go</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּלֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</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 country</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">מוֹלַדְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·laḏ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4138.htm">Strong's 4138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nativity, lineage, native country, offspring, family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָקַחְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a wife</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for my son</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִצְחָֽק׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/24-4.htm">Genesis 24:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/24-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:4 But you shall go to my country (Gen. 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