The 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?”
Parallel translations
- KJV And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
- BSB The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
- NKJV And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
- NASB The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”
- NLT The servant asked, “But what if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to travel so far from home? Should I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives in the land you came from?”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 4:2and you shall swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”
- Exod 20:7“You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
- Gen 24:58They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
- Prov 13:16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
- Exod 9:2For if you refuse to let them go, and hold them still,
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