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But ifוְאִםthe womanהָאִשָּׁהis not willingלֹא תֹאבֶהto comeלָלֶכֶתafter you,אַחֲרֶיךָyou will be freeוְנִקִּיתָfrom thisזֹאתoath of mine;מִשְּׁבֻעָתִיonlyרַקdo not take backלֹא תָשֵׁבmy sonאֶת בְּנִיthere.”שָׁמָּה
Genesis 24:8
Study it in the app“But if the woman is not willing to come after you, you will be free from this oath of mine; only do not take back my son there.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:8, word by word
- the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- is not willingתֹאבֶהtove
be willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “tove” appears- to comeלֶכֶתlechet
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “lechet” appears- you will be freeנִקִּיתָnikita
be free
To find oneself free of the burden of a promise or a guilt.
Where else “nikita” appears- oath of mineשְּׁבֻעָתִshevuati
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevuati” appears- do not take backתָשֵׁבtashev
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “tashev” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears
The context
7YHWH, the Elohim of the heavens, who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.
8 · This verse (above)
9The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord and swore to him concerning this matter.
To study Genesis 24 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham’s servant ask of YHWH by the well, and what did Rebekah do (vv. 12-20)?
2. What it means
What does it show about the servant’s prayer that he asks YHWH for guidance in his task (vv. 12-14, 26-27)?
3. How I live it
In what pending decision can you ask Elohim for guidance and pay attention to what happens?