Genesis 24:34-39

24:34 “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began. 24:35 “The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. ¹  The Lord ²  has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. 24:36 My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him ³  when she was old, ⁴  and my master ⁵  has given him everything he owns. 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 ⁶  a wife for my son.’ 24:39 But I said to my master, ‘What if the woman does not want to go ⁷  with me?’ ⁸ 

[24:35]  ¹ tn Heb “great.” In this context the statement refers primarily to Abraham’s material wealth, although reputation and influence are not excluded.

[24:35]  ² tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:36]  ³ tn Heb “to my master.” This has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “after her old age.”

[24:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he.” The referent (the servant’s master, Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:38]  ⁶ 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.”

[24:39]  ⁷ tn The imperfect is used here in a modal sense to indicate desire.

[24:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “after me.”