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Genesis 24:7

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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

Context
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.

1 tn Or “the land of my birth.”

2 tn Heb “and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying.”

3 tn Or “his messenger.”

4 tn Heb “before you and you will take.”

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”).



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