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.'


In Context

5 And the servant saith unto him, 'It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'

6 And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;

7 Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;

8 and 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.'

9 And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter.

10 And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, 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 American Standard 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 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 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.