Genesis 24:37

37 And my master made me swear, saying, 'Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.

Genesis 24:37 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:37

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 ) .

Genesis 24:37 In-Context

35 Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

36 And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he has given to him all that he has.

37 And my master made me swear, saying, 'Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.

38 But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.'

39 And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not {follow} me.'