Genesis 24:27-49

27and said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

28The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.

30As soon as he had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he had heard his sister Rebekah’s words — “The man said this to me!” — he went to the man. He was standing there by the camels at the spring.

31Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

32So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was brought to wash his feet and the feet of the men with him.

33A meal was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”

34“I am Abraham’s servant,” he said.

35“The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

36Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.

37My master put me under this oath: ‘You will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I live

38but will go to my father’s family and to my clan to take a wife for my son.’

39But I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman will not come back with me?’

40He said to me, ‘The Lord before whom I have walked will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, and you will take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father’s family.

41Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you — you will be free from my oath.’

42“Today when I came to the spring, I prayed: Lord, God of my master Abraham, if only you will make my journey successful!

43I am standing here at a spring. Let the young woman who comes out to draw water, and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jug,’

44and who responds to me, ‘Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels also’ — let her be the woman the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.

45“Before I had finished praying silently, there was Rebekah coming with her jug on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please let me have a drink.’

46She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels also.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

47Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you? ’ She responded, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

48Then I knelt low, worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who guided me on the right way to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

49Now, if you are going to show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; if not, tell me, and I will go elsewhere.”