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Genesis 24:38-40
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:38-40
1599 Geneva Bible
38 But thou shalt go unto my [a]father’s house and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 Then I said unto my master, What if the woman will not follow me?
40 Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walk, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred and my father’s house.
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- Genesis 24:38 Meaning among his kinsfolk, as verse 40.
Genesis 24:38-40
New International Version
Genesis 24:38-40
New International Version
38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’(A)
39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’(B)
40 “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully,(C) will send his angel with you(D) and make your journey a success,(E) so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.(F)
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