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


In Context

35 and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses;

36 and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath.

37 'And my lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.

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

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

40 and he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send His messenger with thee, and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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