GE-24:1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and
the LORD
had blessed Abraham in all things.
GE-24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house,
that
ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh:
GE-24:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of
heaven,
and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto
my son
of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
GE-24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred,
and
take a wife unto my son Isaac.
GE-24:5 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?
GE-24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring
not my
son thither again.
GE-24:7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's
house,
and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and
that
sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he
shall
send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my
son
from thence.
GE-24:8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee,
then
thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son
thither
again.
GE-24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
his
master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
GE-24:10 And the servant took ten camels 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, unto the city of Nahor.
GE-24:11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city
by a
well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that
women
go out to draw [water].
GE-24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray
thee,
send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master
Abraham.
GE-24:13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the
daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
GE-24:14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I
shall
say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she
shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let
the same
be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and
thereby
shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.
GE-24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that,
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.
GE-24:16 And 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.
GE-24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I
pray
thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
GE-24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let
down
her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
GE-24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I
will
draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
GE-24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the
trough, and
ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his
camels.
GE-24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit
whether
the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
GE-24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking,
that
the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two
bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
GE-24:23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray
thee:
is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge in?
GE-24:24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel
the
son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
GE-24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and
provender
enough, and room to lodge in.
GE-24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the
LORD.
GE-24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master
Abraham,
who hath 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
brethren.
GE-24:28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother's
house
these things.
GE-24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban:
and
Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
GE-24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and
bracelets
upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah
his
sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto
the man;
and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
GE-24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD;
wherefore
standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room
for the
camels.
GE-24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his
camels,
and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash
his
feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.
GE-24:33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he
said, I
will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak
on.
GE-24:34 And he said, I [am] Abraham's servant.
GE-24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is
become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and
silver, and
gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
GE-24:36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master
when she
was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
GE-24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not
take a
wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land
I
dwell:
GE-24:38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my
kindred,
and take a wife unto my son.
GE-24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will
not
follow me.
GE-24:40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk,
will send
his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a
wife
for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
GE-24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou
comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou
shalt be
clear from my oath.
GE-24:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD
God of
my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
GE-24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall
come to
pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I
say to
her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to
drink;
GE-24:44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also
draw for
thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD hath
appointed
out for my master's son.
GE-24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold,
Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she
went down
unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me
drink, I
pray thee.
GE-24:46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her
[shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink
also: so
I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
GE-24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou?
And
she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare
unto
him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon
her
hands.
GE-24:48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and
blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in
the
right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
GE-24:49 And now if ye 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.
GE-24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing
proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
GE-24:51 Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go,
and
let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
GE-24:52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard
their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the
earth.
GE-24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and
jewels
of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also
to her
brother and to her mother precious things.
GE-24:54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were]
with
him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and
he
said, Send me away unto my master.
GE-24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel
abide
with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
GE-24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD
hath
prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
GE-24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at
her
mouth.
GE-24:58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou
go
with this man? And she said, I will go.
GE-24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse,
and
Abraham's servant, and his men.
GE-24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou
[art] our
sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let
thy
seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
GE-24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon
the
camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and
went
his way.
GE-24:62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for
he
dwelt in the south country.
GE-24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the
eventide:
and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels
[were]
coming.
GE-24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac,
she
lighted off the camel.
GE-24:65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is]
this that
walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It
[is]
my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.
GE-24:66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
GE-24:67 And 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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