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39 I said to my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’

40 “He answered, ‘The Lord, in whose presence I walk, will send an angel with you and will assure the success of your journey. In this way, you will be able to take a wife for my son from my kin and the house of my father. 41 By going to my kin you will have fulfilled your oath. If they do not give her to you, you will have fulfilled your oath.’

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39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’(A)

40 “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully,(B) will send his angel with you(C) and make your journey a success,(D) so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.(E) 41 You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you—then you will be released from my oath.’(F)

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