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Genesis 24:8

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
לֹ֨אlo'notH3808 →
תֹאבֶ֤הto.Vehshe will be willingH14 →
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
לָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetto goH1980 →
אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaafter youH310 →
וְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taand you will be freeH5352 →
מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.Tifrom oath myH7621 →
זֹ֑אתZotthisH2063 →
רַ֣קrakonlyH7535 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּנִ֔יbe.Nison myH1121 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תָשֵׁ֖בta.Shevyou must take backH7725 →
שָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033 →

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Genesis 24:41And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’Joshua 2:17–20The men said to her, “We will not be bound by this oath you made us swearNumbers 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.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.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,John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”Genesis 24:4–6but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”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.”

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