Genesis 24:41
Modern Translations
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 Study Bible
And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to 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.’

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.'"

Contemporary English Version
But if they refuse to let her come back with you, then you are freed from your promise."

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.'

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.'

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.'

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.'
Classic Translations
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.’

King James 2000 Bible
Then shall you be clear from this my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they give you not one, you shall be clear from my oath.

New Heart English Bible
Then will you be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they do not give her to you, you shall be free from my oath.'

World English Bible
Then will you 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.'

American King James Version
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.

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.

A Faithful Version
Then shall you be clear from my oath when you come to my kindred, and if they do not give you one, you shall be clear from my oath. '

Darby Bible Translation
Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.

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.

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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then shalt thou be discharged of mine othe, when thou commest to my kinred: and if they giue thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine othe.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then shalt thou be free from this othe made to me, when thou commest to my kinred: and yf they geue not thee one thou shalt be free from this othe made to me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And so whan thou commest to my kynred, yf they geue her not vnto ye, thou shalt be discharged of myne oothe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But and yf (when thou comest vnto my kynred) they will not geue the one tha shalt thou bere no perell of myne oothe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
then 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 Bible
But 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.’

Translations from Aramaic
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.”

Lamsa Bible
Then 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.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

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.
















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