I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
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I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
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And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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Passages linked to Genesis 24:39 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 24:5 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?”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure…
Gen 24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Ver. 39. Preadventure the woman will not.] Here he leaveth out, in his discretion, Abraham’s charge. {Gen 24:6} For that would but have offended and irritated. Part of the truth may be concealed sometimes, as Jer 38:27.
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“ Quid, quod, ubi, per quos, quoties, cur, quomodo, quando,
Quilibet haec animo reputet, medicamina dando. ”
But what shall we think of that practice of Buchanan the Scotch poet, who being taken hold of by some of the Pope’s inquisitors in his travels, to acquit himself, sent this Distichon to the Pope -
“ Laus tua non tua fraus, virtus non copia rerum
Scandere te fecit hoc decus eximium. ”
Hereupon he was released: but, when got out of the Pope’s jurisdiction, he sent to him, and desired that his verses might not be misunderstood; but, according to his true meaning, might be read backward: which being so read, stand thus -
“ Eximium decus hoc fecit te scandere rerum
Copia, non virtus; fraus tua, non tua laus. ”
This was, saith one, so only to speak the truth, as to leave the incorrigible to their lusts, wisely avoiding their hatred: this is σοφον φαρμακον, at least, say I.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Behold, I stand by the well of water, and…
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and it shall come to pass,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
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Genesis 24:44
gen 24:44
gen 24:44
gen 24:44And she say to me, both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Abraham's servant continues speaking to Rebekah's family.
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Perhaps the woman will not follow me.
This is something that could possibly happen. AT: "What if the woman will not come back with me?" or "What should I do if the woman will not come back with me?" (See: Hypothetical Situations)
before whom I walk
Serving Yahweh is spoken of as if Abraham were walking in Yahweh's presence. AT: "whom I serve" (See: Metaphor)
he will prosper your way
"he will make your journey successful"
family line
"family"
But you will be free from my oath if you come to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath
This is a hypothetical situation that Abraham did not think was likely to happen. Possible meanings are 1) "There is only one way for you to be free from my oath: if you come to my relatives and they will not give her to you, then you will be free from my oath" or, 2) building on verse 40, "If you go to my father's family and ask for a girl, you will have done what I told you to do. If they will not give her to you, then you will be free from the oath you swore to me." (See: Hypothetical Situations)
you will be free from my oath
"you will be released from the oath you made to me." Not having to fulfill an oath is spoken of as if the person is free from an object to which he was bound. AT: "you will not have to do what you swore to me that you would do" (See: Metaphor)
if you come to my relatives
Languages use the words come and go differently. AT: "if you arrive at my relatives' home" or "if you go to my relatives" (See: Go and Come)
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walk
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