Genesis 24:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The 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?””
A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 24:5 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The 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?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“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?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the servant saith unto him, `It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 24:5 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:39Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
- Genesis 24:58They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
- Exodus 9:2But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
- Exodus 20:7You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Jeremiah 4:2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
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