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Genesis 24:38 KJV
Genesis · chapter 24 · verse 38
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.Genesis 24:38 · King James Version
Genesis 24:38 in context
36And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- father'sʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- kindredmishpâchâha familyH4940 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
- wifeʼishshâha womanH802 →
- goyâlakto walkH3212 →
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We have here the making up of the marriage between Isaac and Rebekah. It is related very largely and particularly, even to the minute circumstances, which, we should think, might have been spared, while other things of great moment and mystery (as the story of Melchizedek) are related in few words.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-53