I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
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- KJV And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
- BSB Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
- NKJV And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’
- NASB Then I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman does not follow me.’
- NLT “But I said to my master, ‘What if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to go back with me?’
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- Gen 24:5The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
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