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Genesis 24:39

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

KJV

Ego vero respondi domino meo : Quid si noluerit venire mecum mulier ?

Vulgate

εἶπα δὲ τῷ κυρίῳ μου Μή ποτε οὐ πορευθῇ ἡ γυνὴ μετ’ ἐμοῦ.

LXX

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

ASV

וָ/אֹמַ֖ר אֶל אֲדֹנִ֑/י אֻלַ֛י לֹא תֵלֵ֥ךְ הָ/אִשָּׁ֖ה אַחֲרָֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אוּלַ֛י
'vly
adverb · 45×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
י
y
noun · 328×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Gen 24:5 — 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?