Catholic Public Domain Version
"But if the woman is not willing to follow you, you will not be held by the oath. Only do not lead my son back to that place.” "
— Genesis 24:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”
“And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again. ”
“If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."”
“But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!””
“But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again.”
“And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.”
“And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.”
The servant responded, “If the woman is not willing to come with me into this land, must I lead your son back to the place from which you departed?”
And Abraham said: “Beware that you never lead my son back to that place.
The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ himself will send his Angel before you, and you will take from there a wife for my son.
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, you will not be held by the oath. Only do not lead my son back to that place.”
Therefore, the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and he swore to him on his word.
And he took ten camels from his lord’s herd, and he went forth, carrying with him things from all of his goods. And he set out, and continued on, to the city of Nahor, in Mesopotamia.
And when he had made the camels lie down outside of the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are accustomed to go out to draw water, he said: