Genesis 24:27-49

27He said, “Praise the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord hasn’t failed to be kind and faithful to my master. The Lord has led me on this trip to the home of my master’s relatives.”

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

29Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban.

30He saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists and heard her tell what the man had said to her. Immediately, Laban ran out to the man by the spring. He came to the man, who was standing with the camels by the spring.

31He said, “Come in, you whom the Lord has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have straightened up the house and made a place for the camels.”

32So the man went into the house. The camels were unloaded and given straw and feed. Then water was brought for him and his men to wash their feet.

33When the food was put in front of him, he said, “I won’t eat until I’ve said what I have to say.” “Speak up,” Laban said.

34“I am Abraham’s servant,” he said.

35“The Lord has blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.

36My master’s wife Sarah gave him a son in her old age, and my master has given that son everything he has.

37My master made me swear this oath: ‘Don’t get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I’m living.

38Instead, go to my father’s home and to my relatives, and get my son a wife.’

39“I asked my master, ‘What if the woman won’t come back with me?’

40“He answered me, ‘I have been living the way the Lord wants me to. The Lord will send his angel with you to make your trip successful. You will get my son a wife from my relatives and from my father’s family.

41Then you will be free from your oath to me. You will also be free of your oath to me if my relatives are not willing to do this when you go to them.’

42“When I came to the spring today, I prayed, ‘Lord God of my master Abraham, please make my trip successful.

43I’m standing by the spring. I’ll say to the young woman who comes out to draw water, “Please give me a drink of water.”

44If she says to me, “Not only may you have a drink, but I will also draw water for your camels,” let her be the woman the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’

45“Before I had finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. “So I asked her, ‘May I have a drink?’

46She quickly lowered her jar and said, ‘Have a drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

47“Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She answered, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor and Milcah.’ “I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.

48I knelt, bowing down to the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord led me in the right direction to get the daughter of my master’s relative for his son.

49Tell me whether or not you’re going to show my master true kindness so that I will know what to do.”