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Genesis Chapter 24 verse 39 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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BBE Genesis 24:39

And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?
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DARBY Genesis 24:39

And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
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KJV Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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WBT Genesis 24:39

And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me.
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WEB Genesis 24:39

I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'
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YLT Genesis 24:39

`And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen I askedוָאֹמַ֖ר (wā·’ō·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularStrong's 559: To utter, saymy master,אֲדֹנִ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controller‘What ifאֻלַ֛י (’u·lay)AdverbStrong's 194: Perhapsthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֖ה (hā·’iš·šāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femalewill notלֹא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nocomeתֵלֵ֥ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkback with me?’אַחֲרָֽי׃ (’a·ḥă·rāy)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partJump to PreviousFollow Master Peradventure Perhaps Suppose