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Genesis 24:4–6

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Genesis 24:4

4But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

Genesis 24:5

5And 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?

Genesis 24:6

6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 24:4

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

kindred

Relation by birth; consanguinity. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former. Relation by marriage; affinity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 24:5

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

whence

How; by what way or means. From what source.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 24:6

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

again

Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 4

  1. Genesis 28:2
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  2. Genesis 11:25–1
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  3. Genesis 12:7
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  4. Genesis 22:20–23
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From verse 5

  1. Jeremiah 4:2
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  2. Exodus 20:7
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  3. Exodus 9:2
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  4. Genesis 24:58
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  5. Proverbs 13:16
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From verse 6

  1. 2 Peter 2:20–22
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  2. Galatians 5:1
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  3. Hebrews 10:39
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  4. Hebrews 11:9
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  5. Hebrews 11:13–16
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