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A Wife for Isaac

Genesis 24:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
KJV
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
WEB
Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
ASV
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
LSV
And Abraham says to him, “Take heed to yourself lest you cause my son to return there;
YLT
And Abraham saith unto him, 'Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;
DBY
And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
DRC
And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.
GNV
To whom Abraham answered, Beware that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
JPS
And Abraham said unto him: 'Beware thou that thou bring not my son back thither.
LXXE
And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו אַבְרָהָ֑ם הִשָּׁ֣מֶר לְךָ֔ פֶּן־תָּשִׁ֥יב אֶת־בְּנִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה׃
LXX-Br
Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἁβραάμ, πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸν υἱόν μου ἐκεῖ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
  • 2 Peter 2:20–22If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. It…
  • Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
  • Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
  • Hebrews 11:13–16All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Now…

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