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Genesis 24:5

NETBible	The servant asked him, “What if the woman is not willing to come back with me¹ to this land? Must I then² take your son back to the land from which you came?”
NIV © biblegateway Gen 24:5	The servant asked him, "What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?"
NASB © biblegateway Gen 24:5	The servant said to him, "Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?"
NLT © biblegateway Gen 24:5	The servant asked, "But suppose I can’t find a young woman who will travel so far from home? May I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives?"
MSG © biblegateway Gen 24:5	The servant answered, "But what if the woman refuses to leave home and come with me? Do I then take your son back to your home country?"
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 24:5	And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 24:5	The servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land; must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 24:5	And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?"
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KJV	And the servant <05650> said <0559> (8799) unto him, Peradventure the woman <0802> will not be willing <014> (8799) to follow <03212> (8800) me <0310> unto this land <0776>_: must I needs bring <07725> (8687) thy son <01121> again <07725> (8686) unto the land <0776> from whence thou camest <03318> (8804)_?
NASB © biblegateway Gen 24:5	The servant <05650> said <0559> to him, "Suppose <0194> the woman <0802> is not willing <014> to follow <01980> <310> me to this <02088> land <0776> ; should I take <07725> your son <01121> back <07725> to the land <0776> from where <0834> <8033> you came <03318> ?"
LXXM	eipen {V-AAI-3S} de <1161> PRT prov <4314> PREP auton <846> D-ASM o <3588> T-NSM paiv <3816> N-NSM mhpote <3379> ADV ou <3364> ADV bouletai <1014> V-PMI-3S h <3588> T-NSF gunh <1135> N-NSF poreuyhnai <4198> V-APN met <3326> PREP emou <1473> P-GS opisw <3694> PREP eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF tauthn <3778> D-ASF apostreqw <654> V-FAI-1S ton <3588> T-ASM uion <5207> N-ASM sou <4771> P-GS eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF oyen <3606> ADV exhlyev <1831> V-AAI-2S ekeiyen <1564> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	The servant <05650> asked <0559> him, “What if <0194> the woman <0802> is not <03808> willing <014> to come back <0310> <01980> with me to <0413> this <02063> land <0776> ? Must I then take <07725> your son <01121> back <07725> to <0413> the land <0776> from which <08033> <0834> you came <03318> ?”
HEBREW	Msm <08033> tauy <03318> rsa <0834> Urah <0776> la <0413> Knb <01121> ta <0853> bysa <07725> bshh <07725> tazh <02063> Urah <0776> la <0413> yrxa <0310> tkll <01980> hsah <0802> hbat <014> al <03808> ylwa <0194> dbeh <05650> wyla <0413> rmayw (24:5) <0559>

NETBible

The servant asked him, “What if the woman is not willing to come back with me¹ to this land? Must I then² take your son back to the land from which you came?”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “to go after me.”

²tn In the Hebrew text the construction is emphatic; the infinitive absolute precedes the imperfect. However, it is difficult to reflect this emphasis in an English translation.