Génesis 24:3

3 y te haré jurar por el SEÑOR, Dios de los cielos y Dios de la tierra, que no tomarás mujer para mi hijo de las hijas de los cananeos, entre los cuales yo habito;

Génesis 24:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:3

And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and
the God of earth
The Maker and possessor of heaven and earth, by whom Abraham used to swear whenever he did, and by whom only men should swear, see ( Genesis 14:22 ) . The Targum of Jonathan is,

``I will make thee swear by the name of the Word of the Lord God,''

which strengthens the sense given of the rite before observed: that thou wilt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the
Canaanites, among whom I dwell;
these being not only idolaters, and very wicked people, degenerated yet more and more, but were the seed of the accursed Canaan; and who in process of time would be dispossessed of the land, and be destroyed. Now though Isaac was forty years of age, and one would think at an age sufficient to have chosen a wife for himself; but as Abraham knew that he had a great respect for this servant, and would be influenced by him in such a choice, and especially as this affair was now about to be committed to his care, and no doubt with the consent of Isaac, therefore he thus charges and adjures him.

Génesis 24:3 In-Context

1 Abraham era viejo, entrado en años; y el SEÑOR había bendecido a Abraham en todo.

2 Y Abraham dijo a su siervo, el más viejo de su casa, que era mayordomo de todo lo que poseía: Te ruego que pongas tu mano debajo de mi muslo,

3 y te haré jurar por el SEÑOR, Dios de los cielos y Dios de la tierra, que no tomarás mujer para mi hijo de las hijas de los cananeos, entre los cuales yo habito;

4 sino que irás a mi tierra y a mis parientes, y tomarás mujer para mi hijo Isaac.

5 Y el siervo le dijo: Tal vez la mujer no quiera seguirme a esta tierra. ¿Debo volver y llevar a tu hijo a la tierra de donde viniste?