Genesis 24:3

24:3 so that I may make you solemnly promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

Genesis 24:57-58

24:57 Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.” 24:58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man?” She replied, “I want to go.”


tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.

tn Heb “because you must not take.”

tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”

tn The imperfect verbal form here has a modal nuance, expressing desire.