Genesis 24:37-38

24:37 My master made me swear an oath. He said, ‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 24:38 but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’

Genesis 24:51

24:51 Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master’s son, just as the Lord has decided.”


tn Heb “but to the house of my father you must go and to my family and you must take a wife for my son.”

tn Following the imperatives, the jussive with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose or result.

tn Heb “as the Lord has spoken.”