Genesis 24:37 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:37

My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

BSB

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ASV

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

KJV

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

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Commentary

2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He likewise obviates an objection, That, if Isaac were deserving, he needed not send so far off for a wife: why did he not marry nearer home? "For a good reason," says he; "my master's son must not match with a Canaanite."

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי	vai.yash.bi.'E.ni	and he made swear an oath me	H7650 →
אֲדֹנִ֖י	'a.do.Ni	master my	H113 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תִקַּ֤ח	ti.Kach	you must take	H3947 →
אִשָּׁה֙	'i.Shah	a wife	H802 →
לִבְנִ֔י	liv.Ni	for son my	H1121 →
מִבְּנוֹת֙	mi.be.noT	from [the] daughters of	H1323 →
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	ha.ke.na.'a.Ni	the Canaanite[s]	H3669 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
אָנֹכִ֖י	'a.no.Khi	I	H595 →
יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yo.Shev	[am] dwelling	H3427 →
בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃	be.'ar.Tzo	in land its	H776 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
leads to
- Psalms 82:6–7
  I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- Romans 9:7–8
  Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- 2 Samuel 11:2
  One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- 2 Peter 2:14
  Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Through
Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
leads to
- Genesis 26:34–35
  When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
- 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…
- Genesis 28:8
  And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis