39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.


In Context

36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old. And unto him hath he given all that he hath.

37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.

38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40 And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way. And thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house.

41 Then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred. And if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Genesis 24:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:39"Then I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not come back with me?'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:39But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:39I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:39'And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said to my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.