New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 24:37-39

37My masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113made me swearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘You shall not takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121from the daughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Iliveיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427;

38but you shall goתֵּלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980to my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004and to my relativesמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.’

39I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, ‘Supposeאֻלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802does not followתֵלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרָֽי׃te.Lekh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310me.’

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