What Does Genesis 24:3 Mean?

“And I will make thee swear”

to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

“by the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“and the God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“of heaven”

the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r

“and the God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“of the earth”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“that thou shalt not take”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

“a wife”

a woman

“unto my son”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

“of the daughters”

a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

“of the Canaanites”

a kenaanite or inhabitant of kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the canaanites standing for their neighbors the ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile c

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

i

“whom I dwell”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“among”

properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)