Genesis 24:41

41 And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

Genesis 24:41 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:41

Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath
(See Gill on Genesis 24:8).

Genesis 24:41 In-Context

39 Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’

40 And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.

41 And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42 So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

43 Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’