Genesis 24:5–6
Genesis 24:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said.
Genesis 24:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 24:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 The servant asked, “But what if I can’t find a young woman who is willing to travel so far from home? Should I then take Isaac there to live among your relatives in the land you came from?”
6 “No!” Abraham responded. “Be careful never to take my son there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
6 But Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 The servant said to him, “What if this woman does not want to return with me to this land? Then, should I take your son with me back to your homeland?”
6 Abraham said to him, “No! Don’t take my son back there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 24:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed? 6 And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
Genesis 24:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman doesn’t want to come back to this land with me? Should I take your son all the way back to the land you came from?”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said to him.
Genesis 24:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Should I have your son go back to the land you came from?”
6 Abraham answered him, “Make sure that you don’t take my son back there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land; must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land—must I then return your son to the land from whence you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “You must take care that you do not return my son there.
Genesis 24:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman doesn’t want to come back with me to this land? Then should I take your son back to the country you came from?”
6 “Make sure you don’t take my son back there,” Abraham said.
Genesis 24:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”
6 Then Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there!