Genesis 24:5

A Wife for Isaac

4but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”5The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

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Berean Standard Bible
The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
American Standard Version (1901)
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?
Bible in Basic English
And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
Douay-Rheims 1899
The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back again to the place, from whence thou camest out?
Free Bible Version
“What if the woman refuses to come back with me to this country?” the servant asked. “Should I take your son back to the country you came from?”
Geneva Bible 1599
And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?
King James (Authorized) Version
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?
One Unity Resource Bible
The servant said to him, “What if the woman is not willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
Translation for Translators
The servant asked him, “If I find a woman among your relatives, what if she is not willing to come back with me to this land? Shall I take your son back there to the country you came from, so he can find a wife and live there?”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The servant said to him, “What if the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land? Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
Noah Webster Bible
And the servant said to him, It may be the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I needs bring thy son again to the land from whence thou camest?
World English Bible
The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
Young's Literal Translation
And the servant saith unto him, 'It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'