Genesis 24:39

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’”

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BSBPD

“Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 24:39 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 24:5The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

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