“And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?”
The servant asks what if the woman is unwilling to come back with him — should he then take Isaac back to the country Abraham came from? The question is practical and shows the servant's good judgment: he is anticipating a potential obstacle and asking for guidance before setting out. The question reveals the servant's understanding that the mission has conditions that might not be met. The application: the good servant thinks through the potential complications before departing, not after arriving at the problem.
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