Genesis 24:8

Genesis 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there.”

Context of Genesis 24:8

6Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there. 7The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there. 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.” 9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter. 10Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.

Genesis 24:8 word by word

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תֹאבֶ֤ה הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ וְנִקִּ֕יתָ מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י זֹ֑את רַ֣ק אֶת־בְּנִ֔י לֹ֥א תָשֵׁ֖ב שָֽׁמָּה׃Read the interlinear

• And ifאִם'im · ifH518
• the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• is unwillingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• is unwillingאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• to followהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• youאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• then you are releasedנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• from thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• oath of mineשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• Onlyרַקraq · exceptH7535
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• takeשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• back thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Cross-references for Genesis 24:8

• 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.
• 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.”
• Genesis 24:4but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
• 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,

Commentaries on Genesis 24:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-67Verses 1-67 - The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful picture of ancient manners in the East, the living original of which the present customs of that cradle of mankind are a striking copy. Genesis 24:1-9 Abraham binds the chief servant of his house to seek a wife for his son Isaac among his kindred…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The servant was never to take Isaac out of the promised land to find a wife. Abraham protected Isaac and made sure God’s promises would remain tied to the land of blessing.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. And Abraham was old ... take a wife--His anxiety to see his son married was natural to his position as a pastoral chief interested in preserving the honor of his tribe, and still more as a patriarch who had regard to the divine promise of a numerous posterity.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Eliezer
• Follow
• Hivites
• Isaac
• Laban
• Light
• Lord
• Raiment
• Rebekah

Commentaries on Genesis 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings