Genesis 24:39 - I asked my master 'What if the woman

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And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?

And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?

But truly, I answered my lord, 'What if the woman is not willing to come with me?'

Et dixi domino meo, Forsitan non perget mulier post me.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. See Gill on Genesis 24:5.

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