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Genesis 24:38

But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

KJV

sed ad domum patris mei perges, et de cognatione mea accipies uxorem filio meo.

Vulgate

ἀλλ’ ἢ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου πορεύσῃ καὶ εἰς τὴν φυλήν μου, καὶ λήμψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου ἐκεῖθεν.

LXX

but thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

ASV

אִם לֹ֧א אֶל בֵּית אָבִ֛/י תֵּלֵ֖ךְ וְ/אֶל מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑/י וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֥ אִשָּׁ֖ה לִ/בְנִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 304×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 24:4 — But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.