Genesis 24:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 24:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹאבֶ֤ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לָלֶ֣כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
וְנִקִּ֕יתָ
nâqâh
H5352
to be pure
מִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖י
shᵉbûwʻâh
H7621
oath
זֹ֑את
zôʼth
H2063
this
רַ֣ק
raq
H7535
only
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּנִ֔י
bên
H1121
son
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָשֵׁ֖ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
שָֽׁמָּה
shâm
H8033
there
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."
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King James Version Public Domain
And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if the woman is not willing to come with you, then you are clear from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).