8And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.


In Context

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?

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

7 Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

8 And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.

10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:8And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:8If 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:8But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath; only bring not my son back thither again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:8And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:8And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:8And if the woman shall not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only bring not my son thither again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:8If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:8and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:8And if the woman will not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.