Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 24:2-9

2So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85instructedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413the chiefזְקַ֣ןze.KanH2205servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650of his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,who managedהַמֹּשֵׁ֖לha.mo.ShelH4910all he ownedבְּכָל־be.kholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834, “Placeשִֽׂים־ נָ֥אsim- na'H7760 H4994your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478my thighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409,

3and I will have you swearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650by the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121from the daughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669amongבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am dwellingיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427,

4butכִּ֧יkiH3588will goתֵּלֵ֑ךְte.LekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413my countryאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.”

5The servantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “What ifאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802is unwillingלֹא־ תֹאבֶ֣הlo'- to.VehH3808 H14to follow meלָלֶ֥כֶת אַחֲרַ֖יla.Le.khet 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310toאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776?Shall I then take your son backבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH7725 H1121אֶת־'et-H853toאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameיָצָ֥אתָya.Tza.taH3318?”

6Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Make sureהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104that you do notפֶּן־pen-H6435take my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121backתָּשִׁ֥יבta.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

7The LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834brought meלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947from my father’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004and my nativeמֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒mo.lad.TiH4138landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776,whoוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696to meandוַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834promised me on oathנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘To your offspringלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233I will giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776’—Heה֗וּאHu'H1931will sendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971His angelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440so that you can takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from thereמִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.

8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802is unwillingלֹ֨א תֹאבֶ֤הlo' to.VehH3808 H14to followלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980youאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,then you are releasedוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063oath of mineמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621.Onlyרַ֣קrakH7535אֶת־'et-H853do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808takeתָשֵׁ֖בta.ShevH7725my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121back thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

9So the servantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650אֶת־'et-H853placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478the thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85and swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to himconcerningעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

Read all of Genesis 24

Commentaries on Genesis 24