Genesis 24:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.””
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“And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 24:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:4but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
- Numbers 30:5But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
- Numbers 30:8But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
- Joshua 2:17The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swear
- Joshua 9:20This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”
- John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Acts 7:2And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
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