Kejadian 24:6-8

24:6 “Be careful ¹  never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him. ²  24:7 “The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, ³  promised me with a solemn oath, ⁴  ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel ⁵  before you so that you may find ⁶  a wife for my son from there. 24:8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, ⁷  you will be free ⁸  from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”

[24:6]  ¹ tn Heb “guard yourself.”

[24:6]  ² tn The introductory clause “And Abraham said to him” has been moved to the end of the opening sentence of direct discourse in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:7]  ³ tn Or “the land of my birth.”

[24:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying.”

[24:7]  ⁵ tn Or “his messenger.”

[24:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “before you and you will take.”

[24:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “ to go after you.”

[24:8]  ⁸ 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.