Genesis 24:7

New English Translation

⁷“The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives,^[a] promised me with a solemn oath,^[b] ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel^[c] before you so that you may find^[d] a wife for my son from there.

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Genesis 24:7 tn Or “the land of my birth.”
Genesis 24:7 tn Heb “and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying.”
Genesis 24:7 tn Or “his messenger.”
Genesis 24:7 tn Heb “before you and you will take.”

Genesis 24:7

New International Version

⁷“The Lord, the God of heaven,^(A) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land^(B) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring^[a]^(C) I will give this land’^(D)—he will send his angel before you^(E) so that you can get a wife for my son from there.