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Genesis 24:4

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

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כִּ֧יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַרְצִ֛יartsiearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmoladtinativeמוֹלֶדֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “native”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4138nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, familybegotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).תֵּלֵ֑ךְtelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וְלָקַחְתָּ֥velaqachtaand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, a completed actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אִשָּׁ֖הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.לִבְנִ֥יlivnito sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לְיִצְחָֽקleyitschaqto Isaac. Compare H3446יִצְחָקpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Isaac. Compare H3446”H3327Jitschak (or Isaac), son of AbrahamIsaac. Compare H3446 (יִשְׂחָק).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'

World English Bible

But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

Darby Translation

but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

Douay-Rheims

But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλʼ ἢ εἰς τὴν γῆν μου, οὗ ἐγεννήθην, πορεύσῃ, καὶ εἰς τὴν φυλήν μου, καὶ λήψῃ γυναῖκα τῷ υἱῷ μου Ἰσαὰκ ἐκεῖθεν.