If the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are free from this oath to me,(A) but don’t let my son go back there.” So the servant placed his hand under his master Abraham’s thigh and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.

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If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath(A) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(B) So the servant put his hand under the thigh(C) of his master(D) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(E) loaded with all kinds of good things(F) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](G) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia