Genesis 24:5
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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?The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
In other translations
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?The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413הָעֶבֶדha'evedthe servantH5650אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194לֹא־lo'-notH3808תֹאבֶהtovehshe will be willingH14הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto goH1980אַחֲרַי'acharaiafter meH310אֶל־'el-toH413הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063הֶהָשֵׁבhehashev¿ really <to take back>H7725אָשִׁיב'ashivwill I take backH7725אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בִּנְךָbinkhason yourH1121אֶל־'el-toH413הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834יָצָאתָyatzatayou came outH3318מִשָּׁם׃mishamfrom thereH8033
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
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- Genesis 24:58And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.They called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she replied.
- Exodus 9:2For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go,
- Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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