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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Make sure that you do not take my son back there,&#8221 Abraham said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“No!” Abraham responded. “Be careful never to take my son there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Abraham said to him, &#8220Beware that you do not take my son back there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Abraham said to him, “Beware lest you take my son back there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Abraham said to him, “Beware lest you take my son back there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered him, “Make sure that you don’t take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham answered him, &#8220Make sure that you don&#8217t take my son back there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"No!" Abraham answered. "Don't ever do that, no matter what. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Make sure that you do not take my son back there," Abraham said to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abraham answered, "Make sure that you don't send my son back there! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Make sure not to take my son there," Abraham replied. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abraham replied, ?Make sure that you do not take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Be careful never to take my son back there!" Abraham told him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then Abraham told him, "Be careful that you do not take my son back there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham says to him, “Take heed to yourself lest you cause my son to return there;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham will say to him, Observe to thyself that thou shalt not turn back ray son there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Abraham said: “Beware that you never lead my son back to that place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abraham told him, “Never take my son back there for any reason!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham said to him, Beware that you do not take my son thither again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not return my son there.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abraham said unto him: 'Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/24-6.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=5219" 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">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?” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: hiš·šā·mer (V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">“Make sure</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">that you do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">take my son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: tā·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">back</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.…<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/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/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/26-2.htm">Genesis 26:2-5</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you. / 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, ...<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/15-7.htm">Genesis 15:7</a></span><br />The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”<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/3-8.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="/exodus/6-8.htm">Exodus 6:8</a></span><br />And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-8.htm">Deuteronomy 1:8</a></span><br />See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-4.htm">Deuteronomy 34:4</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-2.htm">Joshua 1:2-4</a></span><br />“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. / I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. / Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.<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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-9</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17</a></span><br />The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Abraham said to him, Beware you that you bring not my son thither again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></b></br> Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Hebrews 10:39</a></b></br> But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9,13-16</a></b></br> By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as <i>in</i> a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-17.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/genesis/17-18.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/genesis/20-10.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/genesis/24-5.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/10-28.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/genesis/29-9.htm">Care</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/30-17.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Thither</a> <a href="/genesis/30-26.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/genesis/27-43.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Turn</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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His role as the father of faith is significant, as he is seen as a model of obedience and trust in God. This moment is part of a larger narrative where Abraham is ensuring the continuation of God's covenant through his son Isaac. Abraham's response is authoritative, reflecting his leadership and the weight of his responsibility in fulfilling God's promises.<p><b>Make sure that you do not take my son back there</b><br>This phrase underscores Abraham's commitment to the land of Canaan, which God promised to him and his descendants. By instructing his servant not to take Isaac back to Mesopotamia, Abraham is emphasizing the importance of remaining in the land God designated for them. This reflects a broader biblical theme of faithfulness to God's promises and the significance of the Promised Land. The instruction also highlights the cultural and spiritual separation Abraham sought from his past, ensuring that Isaac would not be influenced by the idolatrous practices of his relatives in Mesopotamia. This decision is a precursor to the Israelites' later emphasis on remaining distinct from surrounding nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, who is ensuring that his son Isaac does not return to the land of his relatives. Abraham is committed to God's promise and the land God has given him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>Abraham's son, who is to remain in the land of Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, representing God's covenant and faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant_of_abraham.htm">Servant of Abraham</a></b><br>Likely Eliezer, tasked with finding a wife for Isaac from Abraham's relatives but instructed not to take Isaac back to their homeland.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/haran.htm">Haran</a></b><br>The place where Abraham's relatives live, which Abraham left in obedience to God's call.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a></b><br>Abraham's insistence on not taking Isaac back to Haran reflects his commitment to God's promise of the land. Believers are called to trust and remain faithful to God's promises, even when circumstances challenge them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Abraham's directive to his servant demonstrates obedience to God's guidance. Christians are encouraged to seek God's will and trust His plans, even when they require difficult decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_the_world.htm">Separation from the World</a></b><br>Abraham's concern about Isaac returning to Haran can be seen as a metaphor for maintaining spiritual separation from worldly influences. Believers are called to live in the world but not be of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_relationships.htm">God's Sovereignty in Relationships</a></b><br>The search for a wife for Isaac underscores God's involvement in personal relationships. Christians can trust God to guide them in their relationships and life choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Abraham's actions set a precedent for future generations. Believers are reminded of the importance of leaving a legacy of faith and obedience for their descendants.<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/why_is_the_dome_of_the_rock_important.htm">What is the significance of the Dome of the Rock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_story_of_abraham_and_lot.htm">What is the story and meaning of Abraham and Lot?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_abraham's_faith_'righteousness'.htm">In Romans 4:3, how can Abraham's faith be considered 'righteousness' when James 2:21-24 suggests a different view of his justification?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_bible_genealogies_important.htm">Why are Bible genealogies considered important?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 6-8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Abraham said, Beware thou</span> - literally, <span class="accented">beware for thyself</span>, the pleonastic pronoun being added by way of emphasis (cf. <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/21-16.htm">Genesis 21:16</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Genesis 22:5</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">that thou bring not my son thither again.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">lest thou cause my son to, return thither</span>; Abraham speaking of Isaac s going to Mesopotamia as a return, either because he regarded Isaac, though then unborn, as having come out with him from Mesopotamia, cf. <a href="/hebrews/7-10.htm">Hebrews 7:10</a> (Wordsworth), or because he viewed himself and his descendants as a whole, as in <a href="/genesis/15-16.htm">Genesis 15:16</a> (Rosenmüller). <span class="cmt_word">The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the house of my kindred</span>, - <span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>. This was the first consideration that prevented the return of either himself or his son. Having emigrated from Mesopotamia in obedience to a call of Heaven, not without a like instruction were they at liberty to return - <span class="cmt_word">and who spake unto me,</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> honored me with Divine communications (vide <span class="accented">supra</span>) <span class="accented">- and</span> (in particular) <span class="cmt_word">that sware unto me,</span> - <span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/15-17.htm">Genesis 15:17, 18</a>; the covenant transaction therein recorded having all the force of an oath (cf. <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land</span>. Here was a second consideration that negatived the idea of Isaac's return, - he was the God-appointed heir of the soil, - and from this, in conjunction with the former, he argued that the Divine promise was certain of fulfillment, and that accordingly the mission for a bride would be successful. <span class="cmt_word">He shall send his angel before thee,</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to lead and protect, as was afterwards promised to Israel (<a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20</a>), and to the Christian Church (<a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and thou shalt take a wife unto my Ben from thence</span> (meaning, thy mission shall be successful). <span class="cmt_word">And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then shalt thou be clear of this my oath</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> at liberty to bold thyself as no longer under obligation in the matter; thy responsibility will at that point cease and determine): <span class="cmt_word">only bring not my son thither again</span> - or, observing the order of the Hebrew words, <span class="accented">only my son bring not again to that place</span>; with almost feverish entreaty harping on the solemn refrain that on no account must Isaac leave the promised land, since in that would be the culmination of unbelief and disobedience. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/24-6.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">Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Make sure</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשָּׁ֣מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·šā·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that you do not</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(pen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removal, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take my son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">back</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּשִׁ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(tā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁמָּה׃</span> <span class="translit">(šām·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/24-6.htm">Genesis 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/24-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 24:6 Abraham said to him Beware that you (Gen. 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