Genesis 24:5 - The Scriptures 1998

⁵ And the servant said to him, “What if the woman refuses to follow me to this land? Do I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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

⁵ 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?"

Genesis 24:5 Cross References

Genesis 24:39

“And I said to my master, ‘What if the woman does not follow me?’

Genesis 24:4

but to go to my land and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Yitsḥ

Genesis 24:58

So they called Riḇ

Genesis 24:6

And Aḇ

Exodus 20:7

“You do not bring the Name of יהוה  your Elohim to naught, for יהוה  does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.

Exodus 9:2

“For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them,

Proverbs 13:16

Every one with insight acts with knowledge, But a fool spreads folly.

Jeremiah 4:2

and shall swear, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ in truth, in right-ruling, and in righteousness – then nations shall bless themselves in Him, and they shall boast in Him!”