Bible in Basic English
"And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;"
— Genesis 24:37, Bible in Basic English
“My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,”
And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.
And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.
And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.
And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?
And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and my father's house;