Genesis 24:5
“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
Genesis 24:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place, from whence thou camest out?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land. Must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
- DARBYDarby
- And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The servant said to him, What if the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the servant saith unto him, 'It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The servant asked him, "What if the woman does not want to come back with me to this land? Should I take your son back to the land you came from?"
Context: Genesis 24
3And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
About Genesis 24: Abraham's Servant Seeks a Wife for Isaac
Abraham's servant is sent to find a wife for Isaac, and he finds Rebekah.
Commentary
Genesis 24 is the story of Abraham sending his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. Abraham is old and his wife Sarah has died, so he is concerned about finding a wife for his son. The servant is sent to Abraham's homeland of Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac. The servant prays to God for guidance and God answers his prayer. He meets Rebekah, who is a relative of Abraham, and she agrees to go back with him to marry Isaac.