Genesis 24:5
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?”
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ASV
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?
KJV
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?
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| הָעֶ֔בֶד | ha.'E.ved | the servant | H5650 → |
| אוּלַי֙ | 'u.Lai | perhaps | H194 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| תֹאבֶ֣ה | to.Veh | she will be willing | H14 → |
| הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה | ha.'i.Shah | the woman | H802 → |
| לָלֶ֥כֶת | la.Le.khet | to go | H1980 → |
| אַחֲרַ֖י | 'a.cha.Rai | after me | H310 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָאָ֣רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| הַזֹּ֑את | ha.Zot | <the> this | H2063 → |
| הֶֽהָשֵׁ֤ב | he.ha.Shev | ¿ really <to take back> | H7725 → |
| אָשִׁיב֙ | 'a.Shiv | will I take back | H7725 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בִּנְךָ֔ | bin.Kha | son your | H1121 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the land | H776 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | where | H834 → |
| יָצָ֥אתָ | ya.Tza.ta | you came out | H3318 → |
| מִשָּֽׁם׃ | mi.Sham | from there | H8033 → |
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