Genesis Chapter 24 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 24:8

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.
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BBE Genesis 24:8

And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
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DARBY Genesis 24:8

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.
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KJV Genesis 24:8

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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WBT Genesis 24:8

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.
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WEB Genesis 24:8

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."
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YLT Genesis 24:8

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.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notthe womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ (hā·’iš·šāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleis unwillingלֹ֨א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noto followלָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkyou,אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partthen you are releasedוְנִקִּ֕יתָ (wə·niq·qî·ṯā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpatedfrom thisזֹ֑את (zōṯ)Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 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 singularStrong's 7621: Something sworn, an oathOnlyרַ֣ק (raq)AdverbStrong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, neverthelessdo notלֹ֥א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, notakeתָשֵׁ֖ב (ṯā·šêḇ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againmy sonבְּנִ֔י (bə·nî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 1121: A sonback there.”שָֽׁמָּה׃ (šām·māh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousAcquitted Cause Clear Follow Free Oath Quit Released Thither Unwilling Willing