But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
- BSB but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”
- NKJV but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
- NASB but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
- NLT Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
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Cross-references · 4
- Gen 28:2Arise, go to Paddan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father. Take a wife from there from the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.
- Gen 11:25Nahor lived one hundred nineteen years after he became the father of Terah, and became the father of more sons and daughters.
- Gen 22:20–23After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
- Gen 12:7Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.
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