Genesis 24:5
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 24:5 in other translations
| BSB | The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” |
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| WEB | The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?” |
| ASV | 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? |
| YLT | 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?' |
| DARBY | And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed? |
| BBE | And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came? |
| Webster | And the servant said to him, It may be the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I needs bring thy son again to the land from whence thou camest? |
What does Genesis 24:5 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:1-9
The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God in a family, will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness, prudence, and affection of the servants. To live in such families, or to have such servants, both are blessings from God which should be highly valued, and thankfully acknowledged. But no concern in life is of greater importance to ourselves, to others, or to the church of God, than…
Genesis 24:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:5
- Jeremiah 4:2
And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
- Genesis 24:58
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
- Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
- Exodus 20:7
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
- Exodus 9:2
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
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Context
- Genesis 24:4
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
- Genesis 24:5
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 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 24:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el criado le respondió: Quizá la mujer no querrá venir en pos de mí á esta tierra: ¿volveré, pues, tu hijo á la tierra de donde saliste? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le serviteur lui dit: Peut-être la femme ne voudra-t-elle pas me suivre dans ce pays-ci; me faudra-t-il faire retourner ton fils dans le pays d’où tu es sorti? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Knecht sprach zu ihm: Vielleicht wird das Weib mir nicht in dieses Land folgen wollen; soll ich dann deinen Sohn in das Land zurückbringen, aus welchem du weggezogen bist? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit servus: Si noluerit mulier venire mecum in terram hanc, numquid reducere debeo filium tuum ad locum, de quo egressus es? |