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 ) .
35
“And the LORD has greatly blessed my master; he has become a wealthy man. The LORD has given him flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, a fortune in silver and gold, and many male and female servants and camels and donkeys.
36
“When Sarah, my master’s wife, was very old, she gave birth to my master’s son, and my master has given him everything he owns.
37
And my master made me take an oath. He said, ‘Do not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.
38
Go instead to my father’s house, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son.’
39
“But I said to my master, ‘What if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?’