Genesis 24
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1And Abraham was now very old; and the LORD had blessed him in all things. 2And Abraham said to the eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, “Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh: 3And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4But you shall go to my country, to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.” 5And the servant said to him, “Suppose the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I bring your son back to the land from which you came?” 6And Abraham said to him, “Beware you that you do not bring my son there again. 7The LORD God of heaven, Who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and Who spoke to me, and Who swore to me, saying, “Unto your seed will I give this land”; He shall send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8And if the woman is not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath: only do not take my son there again.” 9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his master, and swore to him concerning that matter.

10And the servant took ten of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. 11And he made his camels to kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening that women go out to draw water. 12And he prayed, “O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray You, send me good speed this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham. 13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 14And let it come to be, that the damsel to whom I shall say, ‘Let down your pitcher, I pray you, that I may drink’; and she shall say, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also’; let the same be she that You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by that I shall know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

15And before he had finished praying, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 16And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Let me, I pray you, drink a little water from your pitcher”. 18And she said, “Drink, my lord”: and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him a drink. 19And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking”. 20And she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, to learn whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. 22And as the camels had finished drinking, the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her wrists of ten shekels weight of gold; 23And said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, I pray you, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?” 24And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor”. 25She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and fodder enough, and room to lodge in”. 26And the man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD. 27And he said, “Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, Who has not left destitute my master of His mercy and His truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brothers”. 28And the damsel ran, and told these things to those of her mother's house.

29And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well. 30And when he saw the ring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah, his sister, saying, “Thus spoke the man to me”; he came to the man; and he stood by the camels at the well. 31And he said, “Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels”. 32And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and fodder for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. 33And there was food set before him to eat: but he said, “I will not eat, until I have told my errand”. And Laban said, “Speak on.”

34And he said, “I am Abraham's servant. 35And the LORD has blessed my master greatly: and he has become great: and He has given him flocks, herds, silver, gold, menservants, maidservants, camels, and donkeys. 36And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old: and to him has he given all that he has. 37And my master made me swear, saying, “You shall not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 38But you shall go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son”. 39And I said to my master, “Suppose the woman will not follow me”. 40And he said to me, “The LORD, before Whom I walk, will send His angel with you, and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house. 41Then shall you be clear from this my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they do not give you one, you shall be clear from my oath.” 42And I came this day to the well, and said, “O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now You do prosper my way which I go: 43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin comes forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray you, a little water of your pitcher to drink; 44And she say to me, Both you drink, and I will also draw for your camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD has appointed out for my master's son”. 45And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well, and drew water: and I said to her, Let me drink, I pray you. 46And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also’; so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 47And I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the ring in her nose, and the bracelets upon her wrists.” 48And I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, Who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter to his son. 49And now, if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”

50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing proceeds from the LORD: we cannot speak to you bad or good. 51Behold, Rebekah is before you, take her, and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken”. 52And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 53And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also precious things to her brother and to her mother. 54And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and stayed all night; and they rose in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master”. 55And her brother and her mother said, “Let the damsel remain with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.” 56And he said to them, “Do not hinder me, seeing the LORD has prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master”. 57And they said, “We will call the damsel, and enquire of her”. 58And they called Rebekah, and asked to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” 59And they sent away Rebekah, their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. 60And they blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “You are our sister, be the mother of thousands of millions, and let your children possess the gate of those who hate them.” 61And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.

62And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the Negev (south country). 63And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening: and he looked up, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 64And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted off the camel. 65For she had said to the servant, “What man is this that walks in the field to meet us?” And the servant had said, “It is my master”: therefore, she took a veil, and covered herself. 66And the servant told Isaac all that he had done. 67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

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