Genesis:24

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* And Abraham was old , [and ] advanced in age ; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things . * And Abraham said to his servant , the eldest of his house , who ruled over all that he had , Put thy hand , I pray thee , under my thigh , * and I will make thee swear by Jehovah , the God of the heavens and the God of the earth , that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites , among whom I am dwelling ; * but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred , and take a wife for my son Isaac . * And the servant said to him , Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land : must I , then , bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed ? * And Abraham said to him , Beware that thou bring not my son thither again . * Jehovah the God of the heavens , who took me out of my father 's house , and out of the land of my nativity , and who has spoken to me , and who has sworn to me , saying , Unto thy seed will I give this land -- he will send his angel before thee , that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence . * And if the woman be not willing to follow thee , then thou shalt be quit of this my oath : only , bring not my son thither again . * And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master , and swore unto him concerning that matter . * And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master , and departed ; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand ; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim , to the city of Nahor . * And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water , at the time of the evening , when the women came out to draw [water ]. * And he said , Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , meet me , I pray thee , [with thy blessing ] this day , and deal kindly with my master Abraham . * Behold , I stand [here ] by the well of water , and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water . * And let it come to pass , [that ] the maiden to whom I shall say , Let down thy pitcher , I pray thee , that I may drink , and who will say , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also , be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac ; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master . * And it came to pass before he had ended speaking , that behold , Rebecca came out , who was born to Bethuel , son of Milcah the wife of Nahor , Abraham 's brother ; and [she had ] her pitcher upon her shoulder . * And the maiden was very fair in countenance ; a virgin , and no man had known her . And she went down to the well , and filled her pitcher , and came up . * And the servant ran to meet her , and said , Let me , I pray thee , sip a little water out of thy pitcher . * And she said , Drink , my lord ! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand , and gave him to drink . * And when she had given him enough to drink , she said , I will draw [water ] for thy camels also , until they have drunk enough . * And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough , and ran again to the well to draw [water ]; and she drew for all his camels . * And the man was astonished at her , remaining silent , to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not . * And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough , that the man took a gold ring , of half a shekel weight , and two bracelets for her hands , ten [shekels ] weight of gold , * and said , Whose daughter art thou ? tell me , I pray thee . Is there room [in ] thy father 's house for us to lodge ? * And she said to him , I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah , whom she bore to Nahor . * And she said to him , There is straw , and also much provender with us ; also room to lodge . * And the man stooped , and bowed down before Jehovah , * and said , Blessed be Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master ; I being in the way , Jehovah has led me to the house of my master 's brethren . * And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother 's house . * And Rebecca had a brother , named Laban ; and Laban ran out to the man , to the well . * And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister 's hand , and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister , saying , Thus spoke the man to me -- that he came to the man , and behold , he was standing by the camels , by the well . * And he said , Come in , blessed of Jehovah ! why standest thou outside ? for I have prepared the house , and room for the camels . * And the man came into the house ; and he ungirded the camels , and gave the camels straw and provender , and water to wash his feet , and the feet of the men who were with him . * And there was set [meat ] before him to eat ; but he said , I will not eat until I have made known my business . And he said , Speak on . * And he said , I am Abraham 's servant . * And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly , and he is become great ; and he has given him sheep and cattle , and silver and gold , and bondmen and bondwomen , and camels and asses . * And Sarah , my master 's wife , bore a son to my master after she had grown old ; and unto him has he given all that he has . * And my master made me swear , saying , Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite , in whose land I am dwelling ; * but thou shalt by all means go to my father 's house and to my family , and take a wife for my son . * And I said to my master , Perhaps the woman will not follow me ? * And he said to me , Jehovah , before whom I have walked , will send his angel with thee , and prosper thy way , that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family , and out of my father 's house . * Then shalt thou be quit of my oath , when thou shalt have come to my family . And if they give thee not [one ], thou shalt be quit of my oath . * And I came this day to the well , and said , Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go , * behold , I stand by the well of water , and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water ], and to whom I shall say , Give me , I pray thee , a little water out of thy pitcher to drink , * and she shall say to me , Both drink thou , and I will also draw for thy camels -- that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master 's son . * Before I ended speaking in my heart , behold , Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder , and went down to the well , and drew [water ]; and I said to her , Give me , I pray thee , to drink . * And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder ], and said , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also . And I drank ; and she gave the camels drink also . * And I asked her , and said , Whose daughter art thou ? And she said , The daughter of Bethuel , Nahor 's son , whom Milcah bore to him . And I put the ring on her nose , and the bracelets on her hands . * And I stooped , and bowed down before Jehovah ; and I blessed Jehovah , God of my master Abraham , who has led me the right way to take my master 's brother 's daughter for his son . * And now , if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master , tell me ; and if not , tell me ; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left . * And Laban and Bethuel answered and said , The thing proceeds from Jehovah : we cannot speak to thee bad or good . * Behold , Rebecca is before thee : take [her ], and go away ; and let her be wife of thy master 's son , as Jehovah has said . * And it came to pass , when Abraham 's servant heard their words , that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah . * And the servant brought forth silver articles , and gold articles , and clothing , and he gave [them ] to Rebecca ; and he gave to her brother , and to her mother , precious things . * And they ate and drank , he and the men that were with him , and lodged . And they rose up in the morning ; and he said , Send me away to my master . * And her brother and her mother said , Let the maiden abide with us [some ] days , or [say ] ten ; after that she shall go . * And he said to them , Do not hinder me , seeing Jehovah has prospered my way : send me away , and I will go to my master . * And they said , Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth . * And they called Rebecca and said to her , Wilt thou go with this man ? And she said , I will go . * And they sent away Rebecca their sister , and her nurse , and Abraham 's servant , and his men . * And they blessed Rebecca , and said to her , Thou art our sister ; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands ; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies ! * And Rebecca arose , and her maids , and they rode upon the camels , and followed the man . And the servant took Rebecca , and went away . * And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi ; for he was dwelling in the south country . * And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening . And he lifted up his eyes and saw , and behold , camels were coming . * And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac , and she sprang off the camel . * And she had said to the servant , Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us ? And the servant said , That is my master ! Then she took the veil , and covered herself . * And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done . * And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah 's tent ; and he took Rebecca , and she became his wife , and he loved her . And Isaac was comforted after [the death of ] his mother .

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