Genesis 24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
And Abraham said vnto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
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- 2 Peter 2:20–22Rank 1 from verse 6
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
20For if after they haue escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ, they are againe intangled therein, and ouercome, the latter end is worse with them then the beginning.
21For it had bin better for them not to haue knowen the way of righteousnesse, then after they haue knowen it, to turne from the holy commandement deliuered vnto them.
22But it is happened vnto them according to the true prouerbe: The dog is turned to his own vomit againe, and the sowe that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.
- Galatians 5:1Rank 2 from verse 6
- Hebrews 10:39Rank 3 from verse 6
- Hebrews 11:9Rank 4 from verse 6
9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
9By faith hee soiourned in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Iacob, the heires with him of the same promise.
- Hebrews 11:13–16Rank 5 from verse 6
13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
13These all died †in faith, not hauing receiued the promises, but hauing seene them a farre off, and were perswaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14For they that say such things, declare plainly that they seeke a countrey.
15And truly if they had been mindfull of that countrey, from whence they came out, they might haue had opportunitie to haue returned:
16But now they desire a better countrey, that is, an heauenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to bee called their God: for he hath prepared for thē a city.
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Genesis 24:6
The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To take heed, be cautious, watch, or guard oneself against a person, act, teaching, danger, or neglect.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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To that place or point; in that direction.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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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?
5And the seruant said vnto him, Peraduenture the woman will not bee willing to follow mee vnto this land: must I needes bring thy sonne againe, vnto the land from whence thou camest?
6And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
6And Abraham said vnto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my sonne thither againe.
Selected passage7¶ 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.
7¶ 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.