Genesis 24:5 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The servant said to him, But perhaps the woman will not be willing to come along after me to this country. Must I take your son to the country from which you came?

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

Common English Bible

The servant said to him, “What if the woman doesn’t agree to come back with me to this land? Shouldn’t I take your son back to the land you left?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

The servant responded, "If the woman is not willing to come with me into this land, must I lead your son back to the place from which you departed?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place, from whence thou camest out?

Genesis 24:5 Cross References

Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

Genesis 24:4

but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Genesis 24:58

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Genesis 24:6

And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

Exodus 20:7

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Exodus 9:2

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

Jeremiah 4:2

And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.