36 And Sarah my master’s wife hath borne a son to my master, when she was old, and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

37 Now my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the [a]Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

38 But thou shalt go unto my [b]father’s house and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:37 The Canaanites were accursed, and therefore the godly could not join with them in marriage.
  2. Genesis 24:38 Meaning among his kinsfolk, as verse 40.

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