GENESIS 24:39

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.”

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Genesis 24:39 Translation & Meaning

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And I said וָֽאֹמַ֖ר To say (used with great latitude) said
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
my master, אֲדֹנִ֑י Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) master
Peradventure אֻלַ֛י If not; hence perhaps Peradventure
the woman הָֽאִשָּׁ֖ה A woman woman
will not לֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles not
follow me. תֵלֵ֥ךְ To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) follow

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  • 37  And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

  • 38  But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

  • 39  And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

  • 40  And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:

  • 41  Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.




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