Genesis 24:12-52

12He saidH559, “1O LordH3068, the GodH430 of my masterH113 AbrahamH85, pleaseH4994 23grantH7136 me successH7136 todayH3117, and showH6213 lovingkindnessH2617 to my masterH113 AbrahamH85. 13BeholdH2009, 4I am standingH5324 by the 5springH5871, and the daughtersH1323 of the menH376 of the cityH5892 are comingH3318 out to drawH7579 waterH4325; 14now may it be that the girlH5291 to whomH834 I sayH559, ‘PleaseH4994 letH5186 downH5186 your jarH3537 so that I may drinkH8354,’ and 6who answersH559, ‘DrinkH8354, and I will waterH8248 your camelsH1581 alsoH1571’--may she be the one whom You have appointedH3198 for Your servantH5650 IsaacH3327; and by this I will knowH3045 that You have shownH6213 lovingkindnessH2617 to my masterH113.”

157BeforeH2962 he had finishedH3615 speakingH1696, beholdH2009, 8RebekahH7259 whoH834 was bornH3205 to BethuelH1328 the sonH1121 of 9MilcahH4435, the wifeH802 of Abraham’sH85 brotherH251 NahorH5152, cameH3318 out with her jarH3537 on her shoulderH7926. 16The girlH5291 was 10veryH3966 beautifulH2896, a virginH1330, and noH3808 manH376 had 11hadH3045 relationsH3045 with her; and she wentH3381 downH3381 to the springH5871 and filledH4390 her jarH3537 and cameH5927 up. 17Then the servantH5650 ranH7323 to meetH7122 her, and saidH559, “12PleaseH4994 let me drinkH1572 a littleH4592 waterH4325 from your jarH3537.” 1813She saidH559, “DrinkH8354, my lordH113”; and she quicklyH4116 loweredH3381 her jarH3537 to her handH3027, and gaveH8248 him a drinkH8248. 19Now when she had finishedH3615 givingH8248 him a drinkH8248, 14she saidH559, “I will drawH7579 alsoH1571 for your camelsH1581 untilH5704H518 they have finishedH3615 drinkingH8354.” 20So she quicklyH4116 emptiedH6168 her jarH3537 into the troughH8268, and ranH7323 backH5750 to the wellH875 to drawH7579, and she drewH7579 for allH3605 his camelsH1581. 2115Meanwhile, the manH376 was gazingH7583 at her 16in silenceH2790, to knowH3045 whether the LordH3068 had madeH6743 his journeyH1870 successfulH6743 orH518 not.

22WhenH3512 the camelsH1581 had finishedH3615 drinkingH8354, the manH376 tookH3947 a 17goldH2091 ringH5141 weighingH4948 a half-shekelH1235 and twoH8147 braceletsH6781 for her 18wristsH3027 weighingH4948 tenH6235 shekels in goldH2091, 23and saidH559, “WhoseH4310 daughterH1323 are you? PleaseH4994 tellH5046 me, is thereH3426 roomH4725 for us to lodgeH3885 in your father’sH1 houseH1004?” 24She saidH559 to him, “19I am the daughterH1323 of BethuelH1328, the sonH1121 of MilcahH4435, whomH834 she boreH3205 to NahorH5152.” 25Again she saidH559 to him, “We have plentyH7227 of bothH1571 strawH8401 and feedH4554, and roomH4725 to lodgeH3885 in.” 26Then the manH376 20bowedH6915 lowH6915 and worshipedH7812 the LordH3068. 27He saidH559, “21BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068, the GodH430 of my masterH113 AbrahamH85, whoH834 has not forsakenH5800 22His lovingkindnessH2617 and His truthH571 towardH4480H5973 my masterH113; as for me, 23the LordH3068 has guidedH5148 me in the wayH1870 to the houseH1004 of my master’sH113 brothersH251.”

28Then 24the girlH5291 ranH7323 and toldH5046 her mother’sH517 householdH1004 about theseH428 thingsH1697. 29Now RebekahH7259 had a brotherH251 whose nameH8034 was 25LabanH3837; and LabanH3837 ranH7323 outsideH2351 to the manH376 at the springH5871. 30When he sawH7200 the ringH5141 and the braceletsH6781 on his sister’sH269 26wristsH3027, and when he heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of RebekahH7259 his sisterH269, sayingH559, “27ThisH3541 is whatH3541 the manH376 saidH1696 to me,” he wentH935 to the manH376; and beholdH2009, he was standingH5975 by the camelsH1581 at the springH5871. 31And he saidH559, “28ComeH935 in, 29blessedH1288 of the LordH3068! WhyH4100 do you standH5975 outsideH2351 since 30I have preparedH6437 the houseH1004, and a placeH4725 for the camelsH1581?” 32So the manH376 enteredH935 the houseH1004. Then 3132Laban unloadedH6605 the camelsH1581, and he gaveH5414 strawH8401 and feedH4554 to the camelsH1581, and waterH4325 to washH7364 his feetH7272 and the feetH7272 of the menH376 whoH834 were with him. 33But when food was setH7760 beforeH6440 him to eatH398, he saidH559, “I will not eatH398 untilH5704H518 I have toldH1696 my businessH1697.” And he saidH559, “SpeakH1696 on.” 34So he saidH559, “I am 33Abraham’sH85 servantH5650. 35The LordH3068 has greatlyH3966 34blessedH1288 my masterH113, so that he has becomeH1431 35richH1431; and He has givenH5414 him 36flocksH6629 and herdsH1241, and silverH3701 and goldH2091, and servantsH5650 and maidsH8198, and camelsH1581 and donkeysH2543. 36Now 37SarahH8283 my master’sH113 wifeH802 boreH3205 a sonH1121 to my masterH113 38in her oldH2209 ageH2209, and 39he has givenH5414 him allH3605 that he has. 3740My masterH113 made me swearH7650, sayingH559, ‘You shall not takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121 from the daughtersH1323 of the CanaanitesH3669, in whoseH834 landH776 I 41liveH3427; 38but you shall goH1980 to my father’sH1 houseH1004 and to my relativesH4940, and takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121.’ 3942I saidH559 to my masterH113, ‘SupposeH194 the womanH802 does not followH1980H310 me.’ 40He saidH559 to me, ‘43The LordH3068, beforeH6440 whomH834 I have 44walkedH1980, will sendH7971 45His angelH4397 with you to make your journeyH1870 successfulH6743, and you will takeH3947 a wifeH802 for my sonH1121 from my relativesH4940 and from my father’sH1 houseH1004; 4146thenH227 you will be freeH5352 from my oathH423, whenH3588 you comeH935 to my relativesH4940; and ifH518 they do not giveH5414 her to you, you will be freeH5355 from my oathH423.’

42“So 47I cameH935 todayH3117 to the springH5871, and saidH559, ‘O LordH3068, the GodH430 of my masterH113 AbrahamH85, ifH518 nowH4994 You will make my journeyH1870 on whichH834 I goH1980 48successfulH6743; 43beholdH2009, 49I am standingH5324 by the 50springH5871, and may it be that the maidenH5959 who comesH3318 out to drawH7579, and to whom I sayH559, “51PleaseH4994 let me drinkH8248 a littleH4592 waterH4325 from your jarH3537”; 44and she will sayH559 to me, “You drinkH8354, and I will drawH7579 for your camelsH1581 alsoH1571”; let her be the womanH802 whomH834 the LordH3068 has appointedH3198 for my master’sH113 sonH1121.’

45“BeforeH2962 I had finishedH3615 52speakingH1696 in my heartH3820, beholdH2009, 53RebekahH7259 cameH3318 out with her jarH3537 on her shoulderH7926, and wentH3381 downH3381 to the springH5871 and drewH7579, and 54I saidH559 to her, ‘PleaseH4994 let me drinkH8248.’ 46She quicklyH4116 loweredH3381 her jarH3537 from her shoulder, and saidH559, ‘55DrinkH8354, and I will waterH8248 your camelsH1581 alsoH1571’; so I drankH8354, and she wateredH8248 the camelsH1581 alsoH1571. 4756Then I askedH7592 her, and saidH559, ‘WhoseH4310 daughterH1323 are you?’ And she saidH559, ‘The daughterH1323 of BethuelH1328, Nahor’sH5152 sonH1121, whomH834 MilcahH4435 boreH3205 to him’; and I putH7760 the 57ringH5141 on her noseH639, and the braceletsH6781 on her 58wristsH3027. 48And I 59bowedH6915 lowH6915 and worshipedH7812 the LordH3068, and blessedH1288 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of my masterH113 AbrahamH85, 60whoH834 had guidedH5148 me in the rightH571 wayH1870 to takeH3947 the daughterH1323 of my master’sH113 61kinsmanH251 for his sonH1121. 49So nowH6258 ifH518 you are goingH3426 to 6263dealH6213 kindlyH2617 and trulyH571 with my masterH113, tellH5046 me; and ifH518 not, let me knowH5046, that I may turnH6437 to the rightH3225 handH3225 orH176 the leftH8040.”

50Then LabanH3837 and BethuelH1328 repliedH6030, “64The matterH1697 comesH3318 from the LordH3068; 65so we cannotH3201H3808 speakH1696 to you badH7451 orH176 goodH2896. 51HereH2009 is RebekahH7259 beforeH6440 you, takeH3947 her and goH1980, and let her be the wifeH802 of your master’sH113 sonH1121, as the LordH3068 has spokenH1696.”

52WhenH3512 Abraham’sH85 servantH5650 heardH8085 their wordsH1697, he 66bowedH7812 himself to the groundH776 67before the LordH3068.