Genesis 24:39

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

Genesis 24:39 in Other Translations

39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

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

39 “But I said to my master, ‘What if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?’

39 I said to my master, 'But what if the woman won't come with me?'

39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

39 "I asked my master, 'What if the woman won't come back with me?'

39 But I said to my master, 'Suppose the woman will not come back with me?'

39 "Then I asked my master, 'What if the woman won't come back with me?'

Genesis 24:39 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not
follow me. (See Gill on Genesis 24:5).

Genesis 24:39 In-Context

37 And my master made me swear an oath, and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’

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

40 “He replied, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.

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

Cross References

• 1. S ver 5