Genesis 24:37
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And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell:

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Genesis 24:2-9 And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh, . . .

Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 27:46 And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.

Ezra 9:1-3 And after these things were accomplished, the princes came to me, saying: The people of Israel, and the priests and Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, and from their abominations, namely, of the Chanaanites, and the Hethites, and the Pherezites, and the Jebusites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites, and the Egyptians, and the Amorrhites. . . .

Canaanites.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
36And Sara, my master's wife, hath borne my master a son in her old age, and he hath given him all that he had. 37And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell:38But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:…
Cross References
Genesis 24:2
And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:38
But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:

Lexicon
My master
אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller

made me swear an oath
וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי (way·yaš·bi·‘ê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

and said,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘You shall not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

take
תִקַּ֤ח (ṯiq·qaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

a wife
אִשָּׁה֙ (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

for my son
לִבְנִ֔י (liḇ·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

from the daughters
מִבְּנוֹת֙ (mib·bə·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

of the Canaanites
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan

in whose land
בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃ (bə·’ar·ṣōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

I
אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

dwell,
יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry


Additional Translations
My master made me swear an oath and said, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,And my master made me swear, saying, You shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.

And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

'And my lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.
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