Genesis 24:41
New International Version
You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you—then you will be released from my oath.’

New Living Translation
Then you will have fulfilled your obligation. But if you go to my relatives and they refuse to let her go with you, you will be free from my oath.’

English Standard Version
Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

Berean Standard Bible
And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

King James Bible
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

New King James Version
You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

New American Standard Bible
then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

NASB 1995
then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

NASB 1977
then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

Legacy Standard Bible
Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. Now if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

Amplified Bible
then you will be free of my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will [also] be free of my oath.’

Christian Standard Bible
Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.’”

American Standard Version
then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Contemporary English Version
But if they refuse to let her come back with you, then you are freed from your promise."

English Revised Version
then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then you will be free from your oath to me. You will also be free of your oath to me if my relatives are not willing to do this when you go to them.'

Good News Translation
There is only one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives and they refuse you, then you will be free.'

International Standard Version
Only then will you be released from fulfilling my oath. However, when you come to my family, if they don't give her to you, you'll be released from fulfilling my oath.'

Majority Standard Bible
And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.?

NET Bible
You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.'

New Heart English Bible
Then will you be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. And if they do not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath.?

Webster's Bible Translation
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

World English Bible
Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
then you are acquitted from my oath, when you come to my family; and if they do not give [one] to you, then you have been acquitted from my oath.

Young's Literal Translation
then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not one to thee; then thou hast been acquitted from my oath.

Smith's Literal Translation
Then shalt thou be clean from mine oath, when thou shalt come to my family; if they will not give to thee, and thou shalt be pure from mine oath.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give thee one.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But you will be innocent of my curse, if, when you will arrive at my close relatives, they will not grant this to you.’

New American Bible
Then you will be freed from my curse. If you go to my family and they refuse you, then, too, you will be free from my curse.’

New Revised Standard Version
Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my kindred; even if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then you shall be clear from my oath, when you go to my kindred; and if they do not give you a bride, you shall be clear from my oath.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And then you will be clear from my oath when you go to my family, and if they do not give to you, you are free from my oath.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then shalt thou be clear from my curse, for whensoever thou shalt have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, then shalt thou be clear from my oath.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Rebekah is Chosen
40And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house. 41And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’ 42So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!…

Cross References
Genesis 24:3-4
and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Genesis 26:3-5
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

Genesis 28:1-4
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. / May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. ...

Genesis 12:1-3
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 15:18-21
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— / the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, / Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, ...

Genesis 17:7-8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. / And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 22:16-18
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Exodus 3:8
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Deuteronomy 7:1-3
When the LORD your God brings you into the land that you are entering to possess, and He drives out before you many nations—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you— / and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. / Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Joshua 23:12-13
For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.

1 Kings 8:56
“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.

Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

Psalm 105:8-11
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ...

Isaiah 41:8-10
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Acts 7:2-5
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Then shall you be clear from this my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they give not you one, you shall be clear from my oath.

Genesis 24:8
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

Deuteronomy 29:12
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:

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Genesis 24
1. Abraham swears his servant.
10. The servant's journey.
12. His prayer.
14. His sign.
15. Rebekah meets him;
18. fulfils his sign;
22. receives jewels;
23. shows her kindred;
25. and invites him home.
26. The servant blesses God.
29. Laban entertains him.
34. The servant shows his message.
50. Laban and Bethuel approve it.
58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs.
62. Isaac meets and marries her.














And when you go to my kindred
This phrase refers to Abraham's instructions to his servant to seek a wife for Isaac from his own family. Abraham's kindred were located in Mesopotamia, specifically in the city of Nahor. This reflects the cultural practice of endogamy, marrying within one's extended family or tribe, which was common in ancient Near Eastern societies to preserve family lineage and property.

if they refuse to give her to you
The possibility of refusal highlights the autonomy and agency of the family in marriage negotiations. It also underscores the importance of consent in the marriage process, even in patriarchal societies. This reflects the cultural norms of the time, where family approval was crucial in marriage arrangements.

then you will be released from my oath
Abraham's servant was bound by an oath to find a wife for Isaac from Abraham's relatives. The release from the oath indicates the seriousness of oaths in ancient times, which were considered binding and sacred. This also shows Abraham's trust in God's providence, acknowledging that if the family refused, it was not God's will for Isaac to marry from his kindred. This reflects a broader biblical theme of reliance on divine guidance and the fulfillment of God's promises.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Abraham
The patriarch who sends his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac from his own relatives, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the covenant lineage.

2. Servant of Abraham
Likely Eliezer, tasked with finding a wife for Isaac, demonstrating faithfulness and obedience to his master's instructions.

3. Isaac
Abraham's son, for whom the servant is seeking a wife, representing the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham.

4. Abraham's Clan
The family from which the servant is to find a wife for Isaac, highlighting the importance of marrying within the faith community.

5. Oath
A solemn promise made by the servant to Abraham, underscoring the seriousness of the task and the servant's commitment to fulfilling it.
Teaching Points
Faithfulness in Service
The servant's commitment to Abraham's instructions teaches us the importance of being faithful and diligent in the tasks God entrusts to us.

Trust in God's Providence
The servant's journey and reliance on God's guidance remind us to trust in God's provision and timing in our own lives.

Importance of Community
The emphasis on finding a wife from Abraham's clan highlights the value of community and shared faith in relationships.

Release from Obligations
The provision for release from the oath if the family refuses shows the balance between human responsibility and divine sovereignty.

Obedience and Initiative
The servant's proactive approach in seeking a wife for Isaac encourages us to take initiative while remaining obedient to God's will.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then,
אָ֤ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

when
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you go
תָב֖וֹא (ṯā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

my kindred,
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י (miš·paḥ·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

they refuse to
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

give her
יִתְּנוּ֙ (yit·tə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to you,
לָ֔ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

you will be
וְהָיִ֥יתָ (wə·hā·yî·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

released
נָקִ֖י (nā·qî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 5355: Clean, free from, exempt

from my oath.’
מֵאָלָתִֽי׃ (mê·’ā·lā·ṯî)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 423: An imprecation


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