And my master made me swear (See Gill on Genesis 24:3). In ( Genesis 24:37-41 ) , the servant relates the oath his master made him take, and the charge he gave him, much in the same language as in ( Genesis 24:3-8 ) .
35
The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.
36
And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.
37
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;
38
But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.
39
And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?
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