To his trusted household servant, Abraham said: “I must have you swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in among whom I am dwelling, but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and you will certainly take a wife for my son, for Isaac....
Aabraham ütles oma usaldusväärsele sulasele: „Mina vannutan sind Jehoova, taeva Jumala ja maa Jumala juures, et sa mu pojale ei võta naist kaananlaste tütreist, kelle keskel ma elan, vaid et sa lähed minu maale ja mu sugulaste juurde ning võtad sealt naise mu pojale Iisakile!...