Genesis 24:38
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But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:

But.

Genesis 24:4 But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.

Genesis 12:1 And the Lord said to Abram: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and out of thy father's house, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

my father's.

See

Genesis 31:19 At that time Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole away her father's idols.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
37And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:39But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?…
Cross References
Genesis 24:37
And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell:

Genesis 24:39
But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?

Lexicon
but
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you shall go
תֵּלֵ֖ךְ (tê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

my father’s
אָבִ֛י (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

and to
וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

my kindred
מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י (miš·paḥ·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

to take
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

a wife
אִשָּׁ֖ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

for my son.’
לִבְנִֽי׃ (liḇ·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son


Additional Translations
but you shall go to my father’s house and to my kindred to take a wife for my son.’But you shall go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife to my son.

But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

But thou shalt go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take thence a wife for my son.

but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.

but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

But thou shalt go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

If not -- unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.
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