Genesis 24:41

41 ¹then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free 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 "I said to my master, 'Suppose the woman does not follow me.'

40 "He said to me, 'The LORD , before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house;

41 then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'

42 "So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD , the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;

43 behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar ";

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:8