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When the camels had done drinking ,
the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel ,
and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels ,
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and said , "
Tell me whose daughter you are .
Is there room in your father '
s house for us to lodge in ?"
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She said to him , "
I am the daughter of Bethu '
el the son of Milcah ,
whom she bore to Nahor ."
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She added , "
We have both straw and provender enough ,
and room to lodge in ."
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The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD ,
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and said , "
Blessed be the LORD ,
the God of my master Abraham ,
who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master .
As for me ,
the LORD has led me in the way to the house of my master '
s kinsmen ."
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Then the maiden ran and told her mother '
s household about these things .
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Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban ;
and Laban ran out to the man ,
to the spring .
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When he saw the ring ,
and the bracelets on his sister '
s arms ,
and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister , "
Thus the man spoke to me ,"
he went to the man ;
and behold ,
he was standing by the camels at the spring .
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He said , "
Come in ,
O blessed of the LORD ;
why do you stand outside ?
For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels ."
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So the man came into the house ;
and Laban ungirded the camels ,
and gave him straw and provender for the camels ,
and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him .
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Then food was set before him to eat ;
but he said , "
I will not eat until I have told my errand ."
He said , "
Speak on ."
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So he said , "
I am Abraham '
s servant .
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The LORD has greatly blessed my master ,
and he has become great ;
he has given him flocks and herds ,
silver and gold ,
menservants and maidservants ,
camels and asses .
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And Sarah my master '
s wife bore a son to my master when she was old ;
and to him he has given all that he has .
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My master made me swear ,
saying , `
You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites ,
in whose land I dwell ;
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but you shall go to my father '
s house and to my kindred ,
and take a wife for my son .'
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I said to my master , `
Perhaps the woman will not follow me .'
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But 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 from my kindred and from my father '
s house ;
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then you will be free from my oath ,
when you come to my kindred ;
and if they will not give her to you ,
you will be free from my oath .'
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I came today to the spring ,
and said , `
O LORD ,
the God of my master Abraham ,
if now thou wilt prosper the way which I go ,
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behold ,
I am standing by the spring of water ;
let the young woman who comes out to draw ,
to whom I shall say , "
Pray give me a little water from your jar to drink ,"
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and who will say to me , "
Drink ,
and I will draw for your camels also ,"
let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master '
s son .'
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Before I had done speaking in my heart ,
behold ,
Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder ;
and she went down to the spring ,
and drew .
I said to her , `
Pray let me drink .'
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She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder ,
and said , `
Drink ,
and I will give your camels drink also .'
So I drank ,
and she gave the camels drink also .
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Then I asked her , `
Whose daughter are you ?'
She said ,
The daughter of Bethu '
el ,
Nahor '
s son ,
whom Milcah bore to him .'
So I put the ring on her nose ,
and the bracelets on her arms .