Genesis 24:3
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 24:8-9
24:8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, 3 you will be free 4 from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
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. 5
1 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.
2 tn Heb “because you must not take.”
3 tn Heb “ to go after you.”
4 sn You will be free. If the prospective bride was not willing to accompany the servant back to Canaan, the servant would be released from his oath to Abraham.
5 tn Heb “and he swore to him concerning this matter.”