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If the woman is not willing to follow you [to this land], then you will be free from this my oath and blameless; only you must never take my son back there.” So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels, and set out, taking some of his master’s good things with him; so he got up and journeyed to [a]Mesopotamia [between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers], to the city of Nahor [the home of Abraham’s brother].

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  1. Genesis 24:10 Heb Aram Naharaim, “Aram of the two rivers.”

If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath(A) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(B) So the servant put his hand under the thigh(C) of his master(D) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(E) loaded with all kinds of good things(F) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[a](G) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(H)

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  1. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia