Kejadian 24:3

24:3 so that I may make you solemnly promise ¹  by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire ²  a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

Kejadian 24:57-58

24:57 Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.” ³  24:58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want ⁴  to go with this man?” She replied, “I want to go.”

[24:3]  ¹ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.

[24:3]  ² tn Heb “because you must not take.”

[24:57]  ³ tn Heb “and we will ask her mouth.”

[24:58]  ⁴ tn The imperfect verbal form here has a modal nuance, expressing desire.