A Bride for Isaac

1 Now aAbraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had bblessed Abraham in every way.

2 Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had acharge of all that he owned, “bPlease place your hand under my thigh,

3 and I will make you swear by the Lord, athe God of heaven and the God of earth, that you bshall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of cthe Canaanites, among whom I live,

4 but you will go to amy country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

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, “aBeware that you do not take my son back there!

7 “aThe Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘bTo your 1descendants I will give this land,’ He will send cHis angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

8 “But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will abe free from this my oath; bonly do not take my son back there.”

9 So the servant aplaced his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.