Genesis 24:37
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
Genesis 24:37 in other translations
| BSB | My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell, |
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| WEB | My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live, |
| ASV | And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: |
| YLT | ‘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. |
| DARBY | And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling; |
| BBE | And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living; |
| Webster | And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: |
What does Genesis 24:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:32-49
32-49. the man came into the house, &c.--What a beautiful picture of piety, fidelity, and disinterestedness in a servant! He declined all attention to his own comforts till he had told his name and his errand.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:29-53
The making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah is told very particularly. We are to notice God's providence in the common events of human life, and in them to exercise prudence and other graces. Laban went to ask Abraham's servant in, but not till he saw the ear-ring, and bracelet upon his sister's hands. We know Laban's character, by his conduct afterwards, and may think that he would not have been so free…
Genesis 24:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:37
- Ezra 9:1-3
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
- Genesis 24:2-9
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 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? …
- Genesis 27:46
And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?
- Genesis 6:2
That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2-9; 6:2; 27:46; Ezr 9:1-3
Canaanites.The Canaanites were infected with gross idolatry; and consequently, not proper persons with whom to form so intimate a connection; especially as Jehovah had shown Abraham that they were filling up the measure of their iniquity, and were doomed to destruction.
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Context
- Genesis 24:36
And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
- Genesis 24:37
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
- Genesis 24:38
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
Genesis 24:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mi amo me hizo jurar, diciendo: No tomarás mujer para mi hijo de las hijas de los Cananeos, en cuya tierra habito; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et mon seigneur m’a fait jurer, disant: Tu ne prendras pas de femme pour mon fils d’entre les filles des Cananéens, dans le pays desquels j’habite; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und mein Herr hat mich schwören lassen und gesagt: Du sollst meinem Sohne nicht ein Weib nehmen von den Töchtern der Kanaaniter, in deren Lande ich wohne; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et adjuravit me dominus meus, dicens: Non accipies uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chananæorum, in quorum terra habito: |