24:3 so that I may make you solemnly promise 1 by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire 2 a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
Genesis 24:9
24:9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes. 3
1 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.
2 tnHeb “because you must not take.”
3 tnHeb “and he swore to him concerning this matter.”