Genesis 24:7

24:7 “The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, ¹  promised me with a solemn oath, ²  ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel ³  before you so that you may find ⁴  a wife for my son from there.

Genesis 24:40

24:40 He answered, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, ⁵  will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family.

[24:7]  ¹ tn Or “the land of my birth.”

[24:7]  ² tn Heb “and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying.”

[24:7]  ³ tn Or “his messenger.”

[24:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “before you and you will take.”

[24:40]  ⁵ tn The verb is the Hitpael of הָלַךְ (halakh), meaning “live one’s life” (see Gen 17:1). The statement may simply refer to serving the Lord or it may have a more positive moral connotation (“serve faithfully”).