Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again. clear. Numbers 30:5,8 But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows and her oaths shall be void, neither shall she be bound to what she promised, because her father hath gainsaid it. . . . Joshua 2:17-20 And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear, . . . Joshua 9:20 But this we will do to them: Let their lives be saved, lest the wrath of the Lord be stirred up against us, if we should be forsworn: John 8:32 And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free. only. Genesis 24:4,5,6 But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac. . . . Acts 7:2 Who said: Ye men, brethren and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan. Context A Wife for Isaac…7The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son. 8But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again.9The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.… Cross References Genesis 24:6 And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither. Genesis 24:41 But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give thee one. Joshua 2:17 And they said to her: We shall be blameless of this oath, which thou hast made us swear, Lexicon And ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the woman הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female is unwilling לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no to follow לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk you, אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part then you are released וְנִקִּ֕יתָ (wə·niq·qî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated from this זֹ֑את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, oath of mine. מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י (miš·šə·ḇu·‘ā·ṯî) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 7621: Something sworn, an oath Only רַ֣ק (raq) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless do not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no take תָשֵׁ֖ב (ṯā·šêḇ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again my son בְּנִ֔י (bə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son back there.” שָֽׁמָּה׃ (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither Additional Translations And if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”And if the woman will not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again. And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again. And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again. And if the woman shall not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only bring not my son thither again. If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again." and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.' Jump to Previous Acquitted Cause Clear Follow Free Oath Quit Released Thither Unwilling WillingJump to Next Acquitted Cause Clear Follow Free Oath Quit Released Thither Unwilling WillingExternal Links Genesis 24:8 NIVGenesis 24:8 NLT Genesis 24:8 ESV Genesis 24:8 NASB Genesis 24:8 ASV Genesis 24:8 Bible Apps Genesis 24:8 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:8 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:8 French Bible Genesis 24:8 German Bible Alphabetical: back be But come do follow free from If is mine my not oath of Only released son take the then there this to unwilling will willing with woman you OT Law: Genesis 24:8 If the woman isn't willing to follow (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |