Genesis 24:1-9

A Wife for Isaac

Now ^aAbraham was old, advanced in age; and Yahweh had ^bblessed Abraham in every way. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who ^aruled over all that he owned, “^bPlease place your hand under my thigh, 3 and I will make you swear by Yahweh, ^athe God of heaven and the God of earth, that you ^bshall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of ^cthe Canaanites, among whom I live, 4 but you will go to ^amy land and to my kin, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 And the servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I indeed take your son back to the land from where you came?” 6 Then Abraham said to him, “^aBeware lest you take my son back there! 7 ^aYahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kin, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘^bTo your seed I will give this land,’ He will send ^cHis angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will ^abe free from this oath of mine; ^bonly do not take my son back there.” 9 So the servant ^aplaced his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.

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