Genesis 24:41
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
Genesis 24:41 in other translations
| BSB | And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’ |
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| WEB | Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’ |
| ASV | then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not one, thou shalt be quit of my oath. |
| BBE | And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath. |
| Webster | Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. |
What does Genesis 24:41 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 24:41 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:41
- Genesis 24:8
And 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.
- Deuteronomy 29:12
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day:
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Context
- Genesis 24:40
And he said unto me, The Lord, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
- Genesis 24:41
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
- Genesis 24:42
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Genesis 24:41 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces serás libre de mi juramento, cuando hubieres llegado á mi linaje; y si no te la dieren, serás libre de mi juramento. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quand tu seras arrivé auprès de ma famille, alors tu seras quitte du serment que je te fais faire; et, si on ne te la donne pas, tu seras quitte du serment que je te fais faire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn du zu meinem Geschlecht kommst, dann sollst du meines Eides ledig sein; und wenn sie sie dir nicht geben, so bist du meines Eides ledig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Innocens eris a maledictione mea, cum veneris ad propinquos meos, et non dederint tibi. |