Genesis 24:8
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָבָה
ʼâbâh
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
נָקָה
nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
שְׁבוּעָה
shᵉbûwʻâh
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אָן
ʼân
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
Key Terms in This Verse
נָקָה nâqâh
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Study H5352 →רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disal...
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and t...
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
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