Genesis 24:3

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I will

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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thee

שָׁבַע

shâbaʻ

H7650

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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by the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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the

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of

שָׁמַיִם

shâmayim

H8064

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r...

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and the

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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that thou shalt not

לָקַח

lâqach

H3947

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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a

אִשָּׁה

ʼishshâh

H802

a woman

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unto my

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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of the

בַּת

bath

H1323

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

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of the

כְּנַעַנִי

Kᵉnaʻanîy

H3669

a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c...

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תָּוֶךְ

tâvek

H8432

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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whom I

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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Key Terms in This Verse

Canaanites H3669

כְּנַעַנִי Kᵉnaʻanîy

a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)

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swear H7650

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

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daughters H1323

בַּת bath

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

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dwell H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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wife H802

אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh

a woman

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heaven H8064

שָׁמַיִם shâmayim

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

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take H3947

לָקַח lâqach

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

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among H8432

תָּוֶךְ tâvek

a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre

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earth H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:39 cross-reference

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Nehemiah 13:25 cross-reference

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Genesis 28:8 cross-reference

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Exodus 34:16 cross-reference

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2 Kings 19:15 cross-reference

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven an...

Jeremiah 10:11 cross-reference

Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

Genesis 14:19 cross-reference

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Exodus 23:13 cross-reference

And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

Nehemiah 9:6 cross-reference

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Exodus 20:7 cross-reference

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Joshua 2:12 cross-reference

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

2 Chronicles 2:12 cross-reference

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Genesis 21:23 cross-reference

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Genesis 6:2 cross-reference

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

Deuteronomy 6:13 cross-reference

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Deuteronomy 10:20 cross-reference

Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

Genesis 6:4 cross-reference

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Genesis 50:25 cross-reference

And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.

Leviticus 19:12 cross-reference

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

Isaiah 65:16 cross-reference

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Jeremiah 4:2 cross-reference

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Jeremiah 12:16 cross-reference

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1 Samuel 20:17 cross-reference

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

Genesis 14:22 cross-reference

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