Genesis

Genesis 24:2–3

²So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, ³and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

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Genesis 24:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֗ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
instructed	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the chief	זְקַ֣ן	zə·qan	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2205 old
servant	עַבְדּוֹ֙	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
of his household	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
who managed	הַמֹּשֵׁ֖ל	ham·mō·šêl	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
all he owned	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Place	שִֽׂים־	śîm-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
your hand	יָדְךָ֖	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my thigh	יְרֵכִֽי׃	yə·rê·ḵî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3409 thigh, loin, side, base

Genesis 24:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and I will have you swear	וְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔	wə·’aš·bî·‘ă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7650 swear
by the LORD	בַּֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and the God	וֵֽאלֹהֵ֖י	wê·lō·hê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	תִקַּ֤ח	ṯiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
for my son	לִבְנִ֔י	liḇ·nî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
from the daughters	מִבְּנוֹת֙	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
among	בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃	bə·qir·bōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am dwelling	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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Genesis 24:2 Genesis 47:29 · Genesis 39:4–6 · Genesis 15:2 · Genesis 24:9–10 · Genesis 39:8–9 · Genesis 44:1

Genesis 24:3 Genesis 26:34–35 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–17 · Nehemiah 13:25 · Genesis 28:8 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Genesis 10:15–19 · 2 Kings 19:15 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Exodus 34:16 · 1 Corinthians 7:39 · 2 Chronicles 2:12 · Joshua 2:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.