Genesis 24:5 Parallel Translations

The servant asked him, "What if the woman doesn't want to come back to this land with me? Should I take your son all the way back to the land you came from?"(GOD'S WORD®)

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?

ASV:

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?

BBE:

And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?

DBY:

And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?

ERV:

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?

JPS:

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 back unto the land from whence thou camest?'

WBS:

And the servant said to him, It may be the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I needs bring thy son again to the land from whence thou camest?

WEB:

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?"

YLT:

And the servant saith unto him, 'It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'

Genesis 24:5 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 24:4 but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."

Genesis 24:6 Then Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there! (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

24:1-9 The effect of good example, good teaching, and the worship of God in a family, will generally appear in the piety, faithfulness, prudence, and affection of the servants. To live in such families, or to have such servants, both are blessings from God which should be highly valued, and thankfully acknowledged. But no concern in life is of greater importance to ourselves, to others, or to the church of God, than marriage. It therefore ought always to be undertaken with much care and prudence, especially with reference to the will of God, and with prayer for his direction and blessing. Where good parents are not consulted and regarded, the blessing of God cannot be expected. Parents, in disposing of their children, should carefully consult the welfare of their souls, and their furtherance in the way to heaven. Observe the charge Abraham gave to a good servant, one whose conduct, faithfulness, and affection, to him and his family, he had long known. Observe also, that Abraham remembers that God had wonderfully brought him out of the land of his birth, by the call of his grace; and therefore doubts not but He will prosper his care, not to bring his son thither again. God will cause that to end in our comfort, in which we sincerely aim at his glory.

CONC:

Bring Camest Case Cause Chance Follow Hast Isn't Needs Peradventure Perhaps Removed Servant Suppose Turn Unwilling Whence Willing

Camest Case Chance Country Follow Needs Peradventure Perhaps Removed Servant Suppose Turn Unwilling Whence Willing

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