Genesis 24:3-5
New International Version
3 I want you to swear(A) by the Lord, the God of heaven(B) and the God of earth,(C) that you will not get a wife for my son(D) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(E) among whom I am living,(F) 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives(G) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(H)”
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(I) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(J)”
Genesis 24:3-5
New King James Version
3 and I will make you (A)swear[a] by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that (B)you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell; 4 (C)but you shall go (D)to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
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- Genesis 24:3 take an oath
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