Genesis 24:1–9
24 Abraham was now very old,w and the Lord had blessedx him in every way.y 2 He said to the senior servantz in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,a “Put your hand under my thigh.b 3 I want you to swearc by the Lord, the God of heavend and the God of earth,e that you will not get a wife for my sonf from the daughters of the Canaanites,g among whom I am living,h 4 but will go to my country and my own relativesi and get a wife for my son Isaac.j”
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?k Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?l”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”m Abraham said. 7 “The Lord, the God of heaven,n who brought me out of my father’s household and my native lando and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspringa p I will give this land’q—he will send his angel before your so that you can get a wife for my son from there. 8 If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oaths of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”t 9 So the servant put his hand under the thighu of his masterv Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.