Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Versionthen 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 BibleBut 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 BibleThen 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 1917then 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: Jump to Previous Acquitted Clan Clear Family Free Kindred Oath Quit Refuse Relatives Released YouJump to Next Acquitted Clan Clear Family Free Kindred Oath Quit Refuse Relatives Released YouGenesis 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. Then you will be released The phrase "you will be released" comes from the Hebrew word "נָקָה" (naqah), which means to be free or innocent. In the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, oaths were binding and sacred. The release from an oath was not taken lightly, indicating the seriousness of the commitment made. This reflects the importance of integrity and faithfulness in one's promises, a value deeply rooted in biblical teachings. from my oath if you go to my clan and they refuse to give her to you then you will be released from my oath 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 Links Genesis 24:41 NIVGenesis 24:41 NLT Genesis 24:41 ESV Genesis 24:41 NASB Genesis 24:41 KJV Genesis 24:41 BibleApps.com Genesis 24:41 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:41 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:41 French Bible Genesis 24:41 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 24:41 Then will you be clear from my (Gen. 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