Genesis 24 Parallel Bible

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1	Now Abraham was old and of many days. And the Lord had blessed him in all things.	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 he said to the elder servant of his house, who was in charge of all that he had: “Place your hand under 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	so that I may make you 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 live.	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 that you will proceed to my land and kindred, and from there take a wife for my son Isaac.”	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	The servant responded, “If the woman is not willing to come with me into this land, must I lead your son back to the place from which you departed?”	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	And Abraham said: “Beware that you never lead my son back to that place.	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 Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ himself will send his Angel before you, and you will take from there a wife for my son.	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	But if the woman is not willing to follow you, you will not be held by the oath. Only do not lead my son back to that place.”	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	Therefore, the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and he swore to him on his word.	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 he took ten camels from his lord’s herd, and he went forth, carrying with him things from all of his goods. And he set out, and continued on, to the city of Nahor, in Mesopotamia.	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 when he had made the camels lie down outside of the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are accustomed to go out to draw water, he said:	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	“O Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, meet with me today, I beg you, and show mercy to my lord 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	Behold, I stand near the fountain of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will go forth to draw 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	Therefore, the girl to whom I will say, ‘Tip your pitcher, so that I may drink,’ and she will respond, ‘Drink. In fact, I will give your camels a drink also,’ the same one is she whom you have prepared for your servant Isaac. And by this, I will understand that you have shown mercy to my lord.”	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	But he had not yet completed these words within himself, when, behold, Rebekah went out, the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on 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	She was an exceedingly elegant girl, and a most beautiful virgin, and unknown by man. And she descended to the spring, and she filled her pitcher, and then was returning.	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 servant ran to meet her, and he said, “Provide me with a little water to drink from your 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 responded, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly brought down the pitcher on her arm, and she gave him a drink.	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 after he drank, she added, “In fact, I will draw water for your camels also, until they all drink.”	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 pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water; and having drawn, she gave it to all the camels.	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	But he was contemplating her silently, wanting to know whether the Lord had caused his journey to prosper 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	Then, after the camels drank, the man took out gold earrings, weighing two shekels, and the same number of bracelets, ten shekels in weight.	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 he said to her: “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, is there any place in your father’s house to lodge?”	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 responded, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, to whom she gave birth for Nahor.”	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 she continued, saying, “There is very much straw and hay with us, and a spacious place to stay.”	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	The man bowed himself down, and he adored the Lord,	The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD	Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
27	saying, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, who has not taken away his mercy and truth from my lord, and who has led me on a direct journey to the house of the brother of my lord.”	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 so the girl ran, and she reported all that she had heard in the house of her mother.	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	Now Rebekah had a brother, named Laban, who went out quickly to the man, where the spring was.	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	And when he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sister’s hands, and he had heard all the words being repeated, “This is what the man spoke to me,” he came to the man who stood by the camels and near the spring of water,	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 said to him: “Enter, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.”	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 he brought him into his guest quarters. And he unharnessed the camels, and he distributed straw and hay, and water to wash his feet and that of the men who arrived 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 bread was set out in his sight. But he said, “I will not eat, until I have spoken my words.” He answered him, “Speak.”	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	Then he said: “I am the servant of Abraham.	So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.	So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35	And the Lord has blessed my lord greatly, and he has become great. And he has given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, men servants and women servants, camels and donkeys.	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 Sarah, the wife of my lord, has given birth to a son for my lord in her old age, and he has given him all that he had.	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 lord made me swear, saying: ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the Canaanites, in whose land 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 you shall travel to my father’s house, and you shall take a wife of my own kindred for my son.’	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	But truly, I answered my lord, ‘What if the woman is not willing to come with 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	‘The Lord,’ he said, ‘in whose sight I walk, will send his Angel with you, and he will direct your way. And you shall take a wife for my son from my own kindred and from my father’s 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	But you will be innocent of my curse, if, when you will arrive at my close relatives, they will not grant this to you.’	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, today I arrived at the well of water, and I said: ‘O Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, if you have directed my way, in which I now walk,	“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	behold, I stand next to the well of water, and the virgin, who will go forth to draw water, will hear from me, “Give me a little water to drink from your pitcher.”	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 will say to me, “You drink, and I will also draw for your camels.” Let the same be the woman, whom the Lord has prepared for the son of my lord.’	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 while I thought over these things silently within myself, Rebekah appeared, arriving with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder. And she descended to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Give me a little to drink.’	“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 quickly let down the pitcher from her arm, and said to me, ‘You drink, and to your camels I will also distribute drinking water.’ I drank, and she watered the camels.	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 questioned her, saying, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she responded, ‘I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And so, I hung the earrings on her, to adorn her face, and I put the bracelets on her hands.	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 falling prostrate, I adored the Lord, blessing the Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, who has led me along the straight path so as to take the daughter of my lord’s brother to his son.	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	For this reason, if you would act according to mercy and truth with my lord, tell me so. But if it pleases you otherwise, say that to me also, so that I may go either to the right, 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	And Laban and Bethuel responded: “A word has proceeded from the Lord. We are not able to speak anything else to you, beyond what pleases him.	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	Lo, Rebekah is in your sight. Take her and continue on, and let her be the wife of the son of your lord, just as the Lord has spoken.”	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	When Abraham’s servant had heard this, falling down to the ground, he adored the Lord.	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 bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, as well as garments, he gave them to Rebekah as a tribute. Likewise, he offered gifts to her brothers and her mother.	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 a banquet began, and they feasted and drank together, and they lodged there. And rising up in the morning, the servant said, “Release me, so that I may go to my lord.”	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	And her brothers and mother responded, “Let the girl remain for at least ten days with us, and after that, she will continue on.”	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	“Do not be willing,” he said, “to delay me, for the Lord has directed my way. Release me, so that I may journey to my lord.”	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 said, “Let us call the girl, and ask her will.”	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 when, having been called, she arrived, they wanted to know, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will 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	Therefore, they released her and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his companions,	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	wishing prosperity for their sister, by saying: “You are our sister. May you increase to thousands of thousands. And may your offspring possess the gates of their 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 so, Rebekah and her maids, riding upon camels, followed the man, who quickly returned to his lord.	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	Then, at the same time, Isaac was walking along the way that leads to the well, whose name is: ‘of the One who lives and who sees.’ For he dwelt in the southern land.	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 he had gone out to meditate in the field, as daylight was now declining. And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw camels advancing from afar.	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	Likewise, Rebekah, having seen Isaac, descended from the camel.	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	And she said to the servant, “Who is that man who advances to meet us through the field?” And he said to her, “That is my lord.” And so, quickly taking up her cloak, she covered herself.	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	Then the servant explained to Isaac all 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 he led her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he accepted her as wife. And he loved her so very much, that it tempered the sorrow which befell him at his mother’s death.	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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