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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And Abraham was old & stricken in dayes, and the Lorde had blessed Abraham in all thinges.	Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years. And the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.	Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
2	And Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruaut of his house, whiche had the rule ouer all that he had: put thy hande vnder my thigh:	And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh,	He said to the senior servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh.
3	And I wyll make thee sweare by the Lorde God of heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Chanaanites, amongest which I dwel:	that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,	I want you to swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
4	But thou shalt go vnto my countrey, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne Isahac.	but will go to my country and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”	but will go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.”
5	But the seruaunt sayd vnto hym: peraduenture the woman wyll not agree to come with me vnto this lande, shall I bryng thy sonne againe vnto the land whiche thou cammest out of?	The servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”	The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?”
6	To whom Abraham aunswered: beware that thou bring not my sonne thyther agayne.	Abraham said to him, “See to it that you do not take my son back there.	“Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said.
7	The Lorde God of heauen whiche toke me from my fathers house, & from the land of my kinred, and which spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, vnto thy seede wyll I geue this lande: he shall sende his angell before thee, and thou shalt take a wyfe vnto my sonne from thence.	The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me and swore to me, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.	“The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.
8	Neuerthelesse, if the woman wyl not folowe thee, then shalt thou be cleare from this my othe: onlye bring not my sonne thyther agayne.	But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there.”	If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”
9	And the seruaunt put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his maister, and sware to hym as concernyng yt matter.	So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.	So the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
10	And the seruaunt toke ten Camelles of the Camelles of his maister, & departed (& had of al maner of goods of his maister with him) and so he arose & went to Mesopotamia, vnto ye citie of Nachor.	Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.	Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels loaded with all kinds of good things from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim and made his way to the town of Nahor.
11	And made his Camelles to lye downe without the citie by a welles side of water at euen, about the time that women come out to drawe water.	And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.	He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.
12	And he saide: Lord God of my maister Abraham, I pray thee sende me good speede this day, and shewe mercy vnto my maister Abraham.	And he said, “O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham.	Then he prayed, “LORD, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13	Lo, I stande here by the well of water, and the daughters of the me of this citie come out to drawe water:	Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.	See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
14	Nowe let the damsel to whom I say, stoupe downe thy pitcher I pray thee, that I may drinke: If she say also, drinke, and I wyll geue thy Camelles drinke also: let the same be she that thou hast ordeyned for thy seruaunt Isahac, and thereby shall I knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on my maister.	Let the young woman to whom I shall say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who shall say, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels’—let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master.”	May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
15	And it came to passe yer he had lefte speakyng, beholde, Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne to Milcha, the wyfe of Nachor Abrahams brother, and her pytcher vpon her shoulder:	Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder.	Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milkah, who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
16	The damsel was very fayre to looke vpon, and yet a mayde, and vnknowen of man: and she went downe to the wel, and filled her pitcher, and came vp.	The young woman was very attractive in appearance, a maiden whom no man had known. She went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.	The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
17	And the seruaunt runnyng to meete her, sayde: let me I pray thee drinke a litle water of thy pitcher.	Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.”	The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18	And she sayd: drinke my Lorde. And she hasted, and let downe her pytcher vpon her arme, and gaue him drinke.	She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink.	“Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19	And when she had geuen him drinke, she sayde: I wyll drawe water for thy Camelles also, vntyl they haue dronke ynough.	When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”	After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
20	And she poured out her pytcher into the trough hastyly, and ranne agayne vnto the well to draw water and drew for all his Camelles.	So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water, and she drew for all his camels.	So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.
21	And the man wondred at her, but held his peace, to witte whether the Lorde had made his iourney prosperous, or not.	The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.	Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.
22	And as the Camelles had left drinking, the man tooke a golden earring of halfe a sickle wayght, and two bracelettes for her handes, of ten sickles wayght of golde,	When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels,	When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.
23	And sayde: whose daughter art thou? tell me I pray thee: is there rowme in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?	and said, “Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”	Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
24	She aunswered hym: I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcha whiche she bare vnto Nachor.	She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”	She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.”
25	And said moreouer vnto him, we haue litter and prouender ynough, and also rowme to lodge in.	She added, “We have plenty of both straw and fodder, and room to spend the night.”	And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder, as well as room for you to spend the night.”
26	And the man bowed hymselfe, and worshipped the Lorde,	The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD	Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
27	And sayde: blessed be the Lorde God of my maister Abraham, whiche hath not left destitute my maister of his mercye and trueth: for when I was on my iourney, the Lorde brought me to my maisters brothers house.	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.”	saying, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
28	And the damsell ranne, and told them of her mothers house these thinges.	Then the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.	The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
29	And Rebecca had a brother called Laban: and he ranne out vnto the man, euen to the well.	Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out toward the man, to the spring.	Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.
30	For assoone as he had seene the earerynges, and the bracelettes in his sisters hande, and hearde the wordes of Rebecca his sister, saying, thus sayde the man vnto me: he went out vnto the man, and lo, he stoode with the Camelles by the well syde,	As soon as he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and 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.	As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
31	And he sayde: come thou blessed of the Lord, wherfore standest thou without? I haue dressed the house, & rowme for thy Camelles.	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.”	“Come, you who are blessed by the LORD,” he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
32	And then the ma came into the house, and he vnharnessed the Camelles, and brought lytter and prouender for the Camelles, and water to wash his feete, & the mens feete that were with him.	So the man came to the house and unharnessed the camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and there was water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.	So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.
33	And there was set meate before hym to eate: but he sayd, I wyll not eate vntyll I haue sayde myne arande. And he sayd: say on.	Then food was set before him to eat. But he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.” He said, “Speak on.”	Then food was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.” “Then tell us,” Laban said.
34	And he sayde: I am Abrahams seruaunt,	So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.	So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35	And God blessed my maister merueylously, that he is become great, and hath geuen him sheepe and oxen, siluer and golde, men seruauntes, and maydeseruauntes, camelles and asses.	The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.	The LORD has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
36	And Sara my maisters wyfe bare hym a sonne when she was olde, and vnto him hath he geue all that he hath.	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.	My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
37	And my maister made me sweare, saying: thou shalt not take a wyfe to my sonne amongest the daughters of the Chanaanites, in whose lande I dwell:	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,	And my master made me swear an oath, and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
38	But thou shalt go vnto my fathers house, and to my kinred, and take a wife vnto my sonne.	but you shall go to my father’s house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’	but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’
39	And I sayde vnto my maister: peraduenture the woman wyll not folowe me.	I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’	“Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
40	And he answered me: the Lord before whom I walke, wyll sende his angell with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wyfe for my sonne of my kinred, and of my fathers house.	But he said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father’s house.	“He replied, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked faithfully, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.
41	Then shalt thou be free from this othe made to me, when thou commest to my kinred: and yf they geue not thee one thou shalt be free from this othe made to me.	Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’	You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you—then you will be released from my oath.’
42	And so I came this day vnto the wel, and sayde: O Lorde the God of my maister Abraham, if it be so nowe that thou makest my iourney whiche I go prosperous,	“I came today to the spring and said, ‘O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go,	“When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.
43	Beholde, I stande by the well of water: and when a virgin commeth foorth to drawe water, and I say to her, Geue me I pray thee a little water of thy pitcher to drinke:	behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”	See, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”
44	And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I wyll also drawe for thy Camelles: let the same be the woman whom the Lorde hath prepared for my maisters sonne.	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.’	and if she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,” let her be the one the LORD has chosen for my master’s son.’
45	And before I had made an ende of speakyng in myne heart, beholde, Rebecca came foorth, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went downe vnto the well, and drewe water, and I sayde vnto her, Geue me drinke I pray thee.	“Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’	“Before I finished praying in my heart, Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
46	And she made haste, and toke downe her pitcher from her shoulder and said: Drinke, and I wyll geue thy Camelles drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the Camelles drinke also.	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.	“She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’ So I drank, and she watered the camels also.
47	And I asked her, saying: whose daughter art thou? She answered: the daughter of Bethuel Nachors sonne, whom Milcha bare vnto hym: and I put the earring vpon her face, and the bracelettes vpon her handes.	Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.	“I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’ “Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,
48	And I bowed my selfe, and worshipped the Lorde, and blessed the Lorde God of my maister Abraham, whiche had brought me the ryght way, to take my maisters brothers daughter vnto his sonne.	Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.	and I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
49	Nowe also if he wyll consent to deale mercyfully and truely with my maister, tel me: and if not, tel me also, that I may turne me to the ryght hande, or to the left.	Now then, if you are going to show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”	Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”
50	Then aunswered Laban and Bethuel, saying: This saying is proceeded euen of the Lorde, we can not therefore say vnto thee eyther good or bad.	Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the LORD; we cannot speak to you bad or good.	Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we can say nothing to you one way or the other.
51	Beholde, Rebecca is before thee, take her, and go, that she may be thy maisters sonnes wife, euen as god hath sayde.	Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the LORD has spoken.”	Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the LORD has directed.”
52	And when Abrahams seruaunt heard theyr wordes, he worshipped the Lord, bowyng hym selfe towarde the earth.	When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the LORD.	When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
53	And the seruaunt toke foorth iewelles of syluer, and iewelles of golde, and rayment, and gaue them to Rebecca: and to her brother, and to her mother he gaue costly gyftes	And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.	Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts to her brother and to her mother.
54	And they did eate and drinke, both he and the men that were with hym, and taried all night: and when they rose vp in the mornyng, he said: let me depart vnto my maister.	And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they arose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.”	Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”
55	Her brother and her mother aunswered: let the damsell abyde with vs, and it be but euen ten dayes, and then shall she go.	Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.”	But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so; then you may go.”
56	He sayde vnto them: hynder me not, beholde, the Lorde hath prospered my iourney, sende me away therefore, that I may go to my maister.	But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”	But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the LORD has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.”
57	And they sayde: we wyll call the damsell, and enquire at her mouth.	They said, “Let us call the young woman and ask her.”	Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”
58	And they called foorth Rebecca, and sayde vnto her: wylt thou go with this man? And she aunswered, I wyll go.	And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”	So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said.
59	So they let Rebecca theyr sister go, and her nurse, & Abrahams seruaunt, and his men.	So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.	So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.
60	And they blessed Rebecca, and sayde vnto her: thou art our sister, growe into thousande thousandes, and thy seede possesse the gate of his enemies.	And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate him!”	And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you increase to thousands upon thousands; may your offspring possess the cities of their enemies.”
61	And Rebecca arose and her damselles, and gat them vp vpon the Camelles, and folowed the man: and the seruaunt toke Rebecca, and went his waye.	Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.	Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
62	And Isahac was commyng from the waye of the well of the lyuyng and seeyng me: for he dwelt in the South countrey.	Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb.	Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.
63	And Isahac was gone out to pray in the fielde at the euentide, and he lift vp his eyes, and saw the Camelles commyng.	And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming.	He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching.
64	And Rebecca lyft vp her eyes, & when she sawe Isahac, she lyghted of the Camell,	And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel	Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel
65	(For she said vnto the seruaunt: what man is this, that commeth walkyng against vs in the fielde? And the seruaunt sayd, it is my maister): therfore she toke her vayle and couered her.	and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself.	and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
66	And the seruaunt tolde Isahac all thinges that he had done.	And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.	Then the servant told Isaac all he had done.
67	And Isahac brought her into his mother Saraes tent, and toke Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loued her: and so Isahac receaued comfort after his mother.	Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.	Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
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