Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And saying to my lord, If the woman will not come after me?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Holman Bible
But I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman will not come back with me?’
International Standard Version
"So I asked my master, "What if the woman won't come back with me?'
A Conservative Version
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me.
American Standard Version
And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Amplified
Then I said to my master, ‘But suppose the woman will not follow me [back to this land].’
Bible in Basic English
And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?
Darby Translation
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
King James 2000
And I said unto my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not {follow} me.'
Modern King James verseion
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I said unto my master, 'What if the wife will not follow me?'
NET Bible
But I said to my master, 'What if the woman does not want to go with me?'
New Heart English Bible
I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'
The Emphasized Bible
So I said unto my lord, - Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Webster
And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me.
World English Bible
I asked my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'
Youngs Literal Translation
'And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » Laban » In giving rebekah to be isaac's wife
Prayer » Answered » Abraham's servant, for guidance
Rebekah (rebecca) » Becomes isaac's wife
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To be prudent in the management of their affairs
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 24:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Servant Finds A Wife For Isaac
38 If not, thou shalt go to my father's house, and to my family, and take a wife to my son. 39 And saying to my lord, If the woman will not come after me? 40 And he will say to me, Jehovah, before whose face I walked, will send his messenger with thee, and prosper thy way, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from my family, and from my father's house.
Cross References
Genesis 24:5
And the servant will say to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to come after me to this land: shall I turning back, turn back your son to the land from whence thou camest?