Gen 24:3 | NET2full | STEP | so that I may make you solemnly promise by the Lord , the God of heaven and the God of the earth : You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites , among whom I am living .

‏ Genesis 24:3

3 so that I may make you solemnly promise ^{▼▼tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.} by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire ^{▼▼tn Heb “because you must not take.”} a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.