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Genesis 24:3
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3 so that I may make you solemnly promise[a] by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire[b] a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

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  1. Genesis 24:3 tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.
  2. Genesis 24:3 tn Heb “because you must not take.”
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Genesis 24:3
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3 I want you to swear(A) by the Lord, the God of heaven(B) and the God of earth,(C) that you will not get a wife for my son(D) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(E) among whom I am living,(F)

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