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Genesis 24
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24NOW ABRAHAM was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.H85H2204H935H3117H3068H1288H85 2And Abraham said to the eldest servant of his house [Eliezer of Damascus], who ruled over all that he had, I beg of you, put your hand under my thigh;H85H559H2205H5650H1004H4910H7760H3027H3409 3And you shall swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I have settled,H7650H3068H430H8064H430H776H3947H802H1121H1323H3669H7130H3427 4But you shall go to my country and to my relatives and take a wife for my son Isaac.H3212H776H4138H3947H802H1121H3327 5The servant said to him, But perhaps the woman will not be willing to come along after me to this country. Must I take your son to the country from which you came?H5650H559H802H14H3212H310H776H7725H1121H7725H776H3318 6Abraham said to him, See to it that you do not take my son back there.H85H559H8104H7725H6435H1121H7725 7The Lord, the God of heaven, Who took me from my father's house, from the land of my family {and} my birth, Who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, To your offspring I will give this land--He will send His Angel before you, and you will take a wife from there for my son.H3068H430H8064H3947H1H1004H776H4138H1696H7650H559H2233H5414H776H7971H4397H6440H3947H802H1121 8And if the woman should not be willing to go along after you, then you will be clear from this oath; only you must not take my son back there.H802H14H3212H310H5352H7621H7725H1121H7725 9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.H5650H7760H3027H3409H85H113H7650H5921H2088H1697 10And the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking some of all his master's treasures with him; thus he journeyed to Mesopotamia [between the Tigris and the Euphrates], to the city of Nahor [Abraham's brother].H5650H3947H6235H1581H1581H113H3212H2898H113H3027H6965H3212H763H5892H5152 11And he made his camels to kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening when women go out to draw water.H1288H1581H1288H2351H5892H413H875H4325H6256H6153H6256H3318H7579 12And he said, O Lord, God of my master Abraham, I pray You, cause me to meet with good success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.H559H3068H430H113H85H6440H7136H3117H6213H2617H5973H113H85 13See, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming to draw water.H5324H5869H4325H1323H582H5892H3318H7579H4325 14And let it so be that the girl to whom I say, I pray you, let down your jar that I may drink, and she replies, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also--let her be the one whom You have selected {and} appointed {and} indicated for Your servant Isaac [to be a wife to him]; and by it I shall know that You have shown kindness {and} faithfulness to my master.H5291H559H5186H3537H8354H559H8354H8248H1581H8248H3198H5650H3327H3045H6213H2617H113 15Before he had finished speaking, behold, out came Rebekah, who was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor the brother of Abraham, with her water jar on her shoulder.H3615H1696H7259H3318H834H3205H1328H1121H4435H802H5152H85H251H3537H7926 16And the girl was very beautiful {and} attractive, chaste {and} modest, and unmarried. And she went down to the well, filled her water jar, and came up.H5291H3966H2896H4758H1330H376H3045H3381H5869H4390H3537H5927 17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, I pray you, let me drink a little water from your water jar.H5650H7323H7125H559H1572H4592H4325H3537 18And she said, Drink, my lord; and she quickly let down her jar onto her hand and gave him a drink.H559H8354H113H4116H3381H3537H3027H8248 19When she had given him a drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they finish drinking.H3615H8248H559H7579H1581H3615H8354 20So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well and drew water for all his camels.H4116H6168H3537H8268H7323H875H7579H7579H1581 21The man stood gazing at her in silence, waiting to know if the Lord had made his trip prosperous.H376H7583H2790H3045H3068H6743H1870H6743H518 22And when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold earring {or} nose ring of half a shekel in weight, and for her hands two bracelets of ten shekels in weight in gold,H1581H3615H8354H376H3947H2091H5141H1235H4948H8147H6781H3027H6235H4948H2091 23And said, Whose daughter are you? I pray you, tell me: Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge there?H559H4310H1323H859H5046H3426H4725H1H1004H3885 24And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah and [her husband] Nahor.H559H1323H1328H1121H4435H3205H5152 25She said also to him, We have both straw and provender (fodder) enough, and also room in which to lodge.H559H1571H8401H4554H7227H1571H4725H3885 26The man bowed down his head and worshiped the LordH376H6915H7812H3068 27And said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, Who has not left my master bereft {and} destitute of His loving-kindness and steadfastness. As for me, going on the way [of obedience and faith] the Lord led me to the house of my master's kinsmen.H559H1288H3068H430H113H85H5800H5973H113H2617H571H1870H3068H5148H1004H113H251 28The girl related to her mother's household what had happened.H5291H7323H5046H517H1004H1697 29Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the well.H7259H251H8034H3837H3837H7323H2351H376H5869 30For when he saw the earring {or} nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard Rebekah his sister saying, The man said this to me, he went to the man and found him standing by the camels at the well.H7200H5141H6781H269H3027H8085H1697H7259H269H559H3541H1696H376H935H376H5975H5921H1581H5869 31He cried, Come in, you blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have made the house ready {and} have prepared a place for the camels.H559H935H1288H3068H5975H2351H6437H1004H4725H1581 32So the man came into the house; and [Laban] ungirded his camels and gave straw and provender for the camels and water to bathe his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.H376H935H1004H6605H1581H5414H8401H4554H1581H4325H7364H7272H582H7272 33A meal was set before him, but he said, I will not eat until I have told of my errand. And [Laban] said, Speak on.H7760H3455H6440H398H559H398H1696H1697H559H1696 34And he said, I am Abraham's servant.H559H85H5650 35And the Lord has blessed my master mightily, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks, herds, silver, gold, menservants, maidservants, camels, and asses.H3068H1288H113H3966H1431H5414H6629H1241H3701H2091H5650H8198H1581H2543 36And 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.H8283H113H802H3205H1121H113H310H2209H5414 37And my master made me swear, saying, You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell,H113H7650H559H3947H802H1121H1323H3669H776H3427 38But you shall go to my father's house and to my family and take a wife for my son.H518H3212H1H1004H4940H3947H802H1121 39And I said to my master, But suppose the woman will not follow me.H559H113H802H3212H310 40And he said to me, The Lord, in Whose presence I walk [habitually], will send His Angel with you and prosper your way, and you will take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.H559H3068H6440H1980H7971H4397H6743H1870H3947H802H1121H4940H1H1004 41Then you shall be clear from my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they do not give her to you, you shall be free {and} innocent of my oath.H5352H423H935H4940H5414H5355H423 42I came today to the well and said, O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if You are now causing me to go on my way prosperously--H935H3117H5869H559H3068H430H113H85H3426H6743H1870H1980 43See, I am standing by the well of water; now let it be that when the maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, I pray you, give me a little water from your [water] jar to drink,H5324H5869H4325H5959H3318H7579H559H8248H4592H4325H3537H8248 44And if she says to me, You drink, and I will draw water for your camels also, let that same woman be the one whom the Lord has selected {and} indicated for my master's son.H559H8354H7579H1581H802H3068H3198H113H1121 45And before I had finished praying in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her [water] jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, I pray you, let me have a drink.H3615H1696H3820H7259H3318H3537H7926H3381H5869H7579H559H8248 46And she quickly let down her [water] jar from her shoulder and said, Drink, and I will water your camels also. So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also.H4116H3381H3537H559H8354H8248H1581H8248H8354H8248H1581H8248 47I asked her, Whose daughter are you? She said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the earring {or} nose ring on her face and the bracelets on her arms.H7592H559H1323H559H1323H1328H5152H1121H4435H3205H7760H5141H639H6781H3027 48And I bowed down my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, Who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter to his son.H6915H7812H3068H1288H3068H430H113H85H5148H571H1870H3947H113H251H1323H1121 49And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master [showing faithfulness to him], tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right or to the left.H3426H6213H2617H571H113H5046H5046H6437H3225H176H8040 50Then Laban and Bethuel answered, The thing comes forth from the Lord; we cannot speak bad or good to you.H3837H1328H6030H559H1697H3318H3068H3201H1696H7451H176H2896 51Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has said.H7259H6440H3947H3212H113H1121H802H3068H1696 52And when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the Lord.H85H5650H8085H1697H7812H3068H776 53And the servant brought out jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and garments and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.H5650H3318H3627H3701H3627H2091H899H5414H7259H5414H251H517H4030 54Then they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed there all night. And in the morning they arose, and he said. Send me away to my master.H398H8354H582H3885H6965H1242H559H7971H113 55But [Rebekah's] brother and mother said, Let the girl stay with us a few days--at least ten; then she may go.H251H517H559H5291H3427H3117H176H6218H310H3212 56But [the servant] said to them, Do not hinder {and} delay me, seeing that the Lord has caused me to go prosperously on my way. Send me away, that I may go to my master.H559H309H3068H6743H1870H7971H3212H113 57And they said, We will call the girl and ask her [what is] her desire.H559H7121H5291H7592H6310 58So they called Rebekah and said to her, Will you go with this man? And she said, I will go.H7121H7259H559H3212H376H559H3212 59So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse [Deborah] and Abraham's servant and his men.H7971H7259H269H3243H85H5650H582 60And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, You are our sister; may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your posterity possess the gate of their enemies.H1288H7259H559H859H269H1961H505H7233H2233H3423H8179H8130 61And Rebekah and her maids arose and followed the man upon their camels. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.H7259H6965H5291H7392H1581H3212H310H376H5650H3947H7259H3212 62Now Isaac had returned from going to the well Beer-lahai-roi [A well to the Living One Who sees me], for he [now] dwelt in the South country (the Negeb).H3327H935H935H883H3427H5045H776 63And Isaac went out to meditate {and} bow down [in prayer] in the open country in the evening; and he looked up and saw that, behold, the camels were coming.H3327H3318H7742H7704H6437H6153H5375H5869H7200H1581H935 64And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.H7259H5375H5869H7200H3327H5307H5921H1581 65For she [had] said to the servant, Who is that man walking across the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, He is my master. So she took a veil and concealed herself with it.H559H5650H4310H376H1976H1980H7704H7125H5650H559H113H3947H6809H3680 66And the servant told Isaac everything that he had done.H5650H5608H3327H1697H6213 67And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.H3327H935H517H8283H168H3947H7259H802H157H3327H5162H310H517


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