38But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:


In Context

35 And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, and he is become great: and he hath given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, menservants and womenservants, camels and asses.

36 And Sara my master's wife hath borne my master a son in her old age, and he hath given him all that he had.

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

38 But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:

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

40 The Lord, said he, in whose sight I walk, will send his angel with thee, and will direct thy way: and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my own kindred, and of my father's house.

Genesis 24:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:38But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:38but go to my father's family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.'

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:38But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:38but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:38but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:38But thou shalt go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:38but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:38If not — unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:38But you shall go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife to my son.