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


In Context

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;

41 then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not one to thee; then thou hast been acquitted 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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