Genesis 24:5
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?
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 24 connects to 5 cross-references. Abraham sends his servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac from his kinsmen; the servant prays for a sign at the well, and Rebekah fulfills it by offering water for him and his camels. Rebekah agrees to go …
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?
And the servant saith unto him, `It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'
And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
Cross References
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still,
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him …
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves …