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

6“No!” Abraham responded. “Be careful never to take my son there. 7For the Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son. If she is unwilling to come back with you, then you are free from this oath of mine. But under no circumstances are you to take my son there.” 9So the servant took an oath by putting his hand under the thigh of his master, Abraham. He swore to follow Abraham’s instructions. 10Then he loaded ten of Abraham’s camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor had settled.

Genesis 24:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• will not be willingאָבָה'âbâh · be willingH14
• to followיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• theeאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• then thou shalt be clearנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• from this my oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• only bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• not my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Genesis 24:8

• Numbers 30:5But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The Lord will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them.
• Joshua 2:17Before they left, the men told her, “We will be bound by the oath we have taken only if you follow these instructions.
• Joshua 9:20This is what we must do. We must let them live, for divine anger would come upon us if we broke our oath.
• John 8:32And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• Genesis 24:4Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
• Acts 7:2This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled 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