Verse List for GEN 24:7

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OET (OET-RV) “Yahweh, the god of the heavens, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and who promised me, saying, ‘I’ll give this land to your descendants,’ he’ll send his messenger ahead of you, and you’ll be guaranteed to bring back a wife for my son from there.

OET-LV YHWH the _god _of the_heavens who he_took _me from_the _household _of my _father _of_my and_from_the _land _of my _kindred _of_my and_which he _spoke to_me and_which he _swore _an _oath to_me to_say to_offspring _of_your I _will _give DOM the_earth/land (the)_this he he _will _send messenger _of_his to_your_face and_you _will _take a _wife for_son _of_my from_there.

ULT Yahweh, the God of the heavens, who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my relatives and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

UST because Yahweh, the God who rules the heavens, brought me here from my father’s household and from the land where the rest of my relatives live, and he vowed to me that he will give this land to my descendants. He will send one of his angels ahead of you to help you, so that you will find a woman from my home land for my son to marry.

BSB & MSB The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father ’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.

OEB The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from my native land and who solemnly promised me, “To your children I will give this land,” will send his messenger before you and there you will get a wife for my son.

WEBBE & WMBB The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

NET “The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath, ‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.

LSV YHWH, God of the heavens, who has taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, To your seed I give this land, He sends His messenger before you, and you have taken a wife for my son from there;

FBV “The Lord, the God of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to me and swore an oath to me in which he promised, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ He is the one who will send his angel ahead of you so that you can find a wife there for my son.

T4T Yahweh God, who created the heavens, brought me here. He brought me from my father’s household, and from the land where my relatives lived. He spoke to me and made a solemn promise to me, saying, ‘I will give this land of Canaan to your descendants.’ He will send an angel who will go there ahead of you, and enable you to get a wife for my son there and bring her to live here.

LEB Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

BBE The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

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JPS The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke unto me, and who swore unto me, saying: Unto thy seed will I give this land; He will send His angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

ASV Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

DRA The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son.

YLT Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;

Drby Jehovah the [fn]God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land — he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.

RV The LORD, the God of heaven, that took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
(The LORD, the God of heaven, that took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity/birth, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy/your seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall take a wife for my son from thence.)

SLT Jehovah, God of the heavens, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, and who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his messenger before thy face, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.

Wbstr The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

KJB-1769 ¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
(¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy/your seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall take a wife unto my son from thence.)

KJB-1611 ¶ The LORD God of heauen which tooke mee from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake vnto mee, and that sware vnto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps The Lorde God of heauen whiche toke me from my fathers house, & from the land of my kinred, and which spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, vnto thy seede wyll I geue this lande: he shall sende his angell before thee, and thou shalt take a wyfe vnto my sonne from thence.
(The Lord God of heaven which took me from my fathers house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, unto thy/your seed will I give this land: he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall take a wife unto my son from thence.)

Gnva The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne from thence.
(The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was born, and that spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy/your seed will I give this land, he shall send his Angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall take a wife unto my son from thence.)

Cvdl The LORDE, the God of heauen, which toke me fro my fathers house and from the londe of my kynred, and that talked with me, and sware also vnto me, and sayde: Vnto yi sede wyll I geue this londe: Euen he shall sende his angell before the, that thou maiest brynge my sonne a wife from thence.
(The LORD, the God of heaven, which took me from my fathers house and from the land of my kindred, and that talked with me, and sware also unto me, and said: Unto ye/you_all seed will I give this land: Even he shall send his angel before them, that thou/you mayest/may bring my son a wife from thence.)

Wycl the Lord of heuene that took me fro the hows of my fadir, and fro the lond of my birthe, which spak to me, and swoor, and seide, Y schal yyue this lond to thi seed, he schal sende his aungel bifore thee, and thou schalt take fro thennus a wijf to my sone; forsothe if the womman nyle sue thee,
(the Lord of heaven that took me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, which spake to me, and swore/promised, and said, I shall give this land to thy/your seed, he shall send his angel before thee/you, and thou/you shalt/shall take from thence a wife to my son; for_certain/truly if the woman won’t sue thee/you,)

Luth Der HErr, der GOtt des Himmels, der mich von meines Vaters Hause genommen hat und von meiner Heimat, der mir geredet und mir auch geschworen hat und gesagt: Dies Land will ich deinem Samen geben, der wird seinen Engel vor dir her senden, daß du meinem Sohn daselbst ein Weib nehmest.
(The LORD, the/of_the God the heavens, the/of_the me from my father house(n) taken has and from mine Heimat, the/of_the to_me talked and to_me also sworn has and said: This/These country will I your seed(s) give, the/of_the becomes his angel before/in_front_of you/to_you(sg) her send, that you(sg) my son there a woman takest.)

ClVg Dominus Deus cæli, qui tulit me de domo patris mei, et de terra nativitatis meæ, qui locutus est mihi, et juravit mihi, dicens: Semini tuo dabo terram hanc: ipse mittet angelum suum coram te, et accipies inde uxorem filio meo:
(Master God heavens, who/which took me from/about at_home of_the_father my/mine, and from/about earth/land birth my, who/which spoke it_is to_me, and he_swore/promised to_me, saying: Semini your I_will_give the_earth/land this: exactly_that/himself will_send a_messenger/angel his_own before you(sg), and you_will_receive therefore/from_there wife son mine:)

UHB יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֗יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר לְקָחַ֜⁠נִי מִ⁠בֵּ֣ית אָבִ⁠י֮ וּ⁠מֵ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ מֽוֹלַדְתִּ⁠י֒ וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּר־לִ֜⁠י וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִֽשְׁבַּֽע־לִ⁠י֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר לְ⁠זַ֨רְעֲ⁠ךָ֔ אֶתֵּ֖ן אֶת־הָ⁠אָ֣רֶץ הַ⁠זֹּ֑את ה֗וּא יִשְׁלַ֤ח מַלְאָכ⁠וֹ֙ לְ⁠פָנֶ֔י⁠ךָ וְ⁠לָקַחְתָּ֥ אִשָּׁ֛ה לִ⁠בְנִ֖⁠י מִ⁠שָּֽׁם׃ ‡

BrLXX Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς γῆς, ὃς ἔλαβέ με ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου, καἰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἧς ἐγεννήθην, ὃς ἐλάλησέ μοι, καὶ ὃς ὤμοσέ μοι, λέγων, σοὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν ταύτην καὶ τῷ σπέρματί σου, αὐτὸς ἀποστελεῖ τὸν Ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ ἔμπροσθέν σου, καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἐκεῖθεν.

BrTr The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.