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Genesis 24:3

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

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ASV

and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

KJV

And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaso I may make swear youH7650 →
בַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehby YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.Heiand [the] God ofH430 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תִקַּ֤חti.Kachyou will takeH3947 →
אִשָּׁה֙'i.Shaha wifeH802 →
לִבְנִ֔יliv.Nifor son myH1121 →
מִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTfrom [the] daughters ofH1323 →
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite[s]H3669 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834 →
אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595 →
יוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.Shev[am] dwellingH3427 →
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.Boin midst itsH7130 →

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Genesis 26:34–35When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.2 Corinthians 6:14–17Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?Genesis 28:1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.Deuteronomy 7:3–4Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,Genesis 28:8And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!Genesis 10:15–19And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,Jeremiah 10:11Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.1 Corinthians 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.Exodus 34:16And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.Genesis 38:2There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.Genesis 47:31“Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.Genesis 26:34When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.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.Deuteronomy 10:20You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.Genesis 31:44–53Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”Genesis 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

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