Génesis 24:8

8 Si ella no está dispuesta a regresar contigo, entonces quedarás libre de este juramento que haces conmigo; pero bajo ninguna circunstancia, llevarás a mi hijo allí.

Génesis 24:8 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:8

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee
Or "but" if ^F13, which is said by Abraham, not as doubting she would be willing, of which he was satisfied, being persuaded that that God that had made him willing to leave his own country, and his father's house, would make her willing to do the like, and come and settle with his son in the land that God had given him; but this, and what follows, he said to make the mind of his servant easy, who had some doubt about it, or however was desirous of knowing how he must act should that be the case; and what it was he was to take an oath to do, and how far, and how far not, that would oblige him: then thou shalt be clear from this my oath;
which he enjoined his servant to take; the sense is, when he had done all he could to get the consent of the damsel, and her friends, to go with him and marry his master's son; and after all she could not be prevailed upon to come with him, then he was free from his oath, having done all that that obliged him to, and he not attempting to take one from any other quarter: only bring not my son thither again;
neither agree with the damsel and her parents, that he shall come to them, nor persuade him to comply with such terms.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Maw) "sin autem", V. L.

Génesis 24:8 In-Context

6 —¡No! —contestó Abraham—. Procura no llevar nunca a mi hijo allí.

7 Pues el Señor
, Dios del cielo, quien me sacó de la casa de mi padre y de mi tierra natal, prometió solemnemente dar esta tierra a mis descendientes.
Él enviará a su ángel delante de ti y se encargará de que encuentres allí una esposa para mi hijo.

8 Si ella no está dispuesta a regresar contigo, entonces quedarás libre de este juramento que haces conmigo; pero bajo ninguna circunstancia, llevarás a mi hijo allí.

9 Entonces el siervo hizo un juramento poniendo su mano debajo del muslo de su señor, Abraham, y juró seguir sus instrucciones.

10 Después tomó diez de los camellos de Abraham y los cargó con toda clase de regalos valiosos de parte de su señor, y viajó hasta la lejana tierra de Aram-naharaim. Una vez allí, se dirigió a la ciudad donde se había establecido Nacor, hermano de Abraham.