Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then I said to my master, ‘But suppose the woman will not follow me [back to this land].’
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.
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?
Julia Smith Translation
And saying to my lord, If the woman will not come after 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 but you shall [instead] go to my father’s house and to my family and take a wife for my son [Isaac].’ 39 Then I said to my master, ‘But suppose the woman will not follow me [back to this land].’ 40 He said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I walk [habitually and obediently], will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s house;
Cross References
Genesis 24:5
The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman will not be willing to follow me back to this country; should I take your son back to the country from which you came?”