Genesis 24:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 But thou shalt go unto my [a]country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
5 And the servant said to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my son [b]thither again.
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- Genesis 24:4 He would not that his son should marry out of the godly family: for the inconveniences that come by marrying with the ungodly are set forth in sundry places of the Scriptures.
- Genesis 24:6 Lest he should lose the inheritance promised.
Genesis 24:4-6
New International Version
4 but will go to my country and my own relatives(A) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(B)”
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(C) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(D)”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”(E) Abraham said.
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