KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 24:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Abraham” | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | Abraham, the later name of Abram | Abraham |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֵלָ֖יו | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “him, Beware” | הִשָּׁ֣מֶר | Properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc | Beware |
| “thou that” | פֶּן | Properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | thou that |
| “thou bring” | תָּשִׁ֥יב | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | bring |
| “not” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | not |
| “my son” | בְּנִ֖י | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | son |
| “thither” | שָֽׁמָּה׃ | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | thither |
| “again.” | שָֽׁמָּה׃ | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | again |
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4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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