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1 By now Abraham was old, and the LORD had blessed him in every way. 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 So Abraham said to the senior servant of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, |Take a solemn oath. 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 I want you to swear by the LORD God of heaven and earth that you will not get my son a wife from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I'm living. 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 Instead, you will go to the land of my relatives and get 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 asked him, |What if the woman doesn't want to come back to this land with me? Should I take your son all the way back to the land you came from?| 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 |Make sure that you do not take my son back there,| Abraham said to him. 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 took me from my father's home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: 'I will give this land to your descendants.' |God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there. 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 If the woman doesn't want to come back with you, then you'll be free from this oath that you swear to me. But don't take my son back there.| 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 So the servant did as his master Abraham commanded and swore the oath to him concerning this. 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 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and left, taking with him all of his master's best things. He traveled to Aram Naharaim, Nahor's city. 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 The servant had the camels kneel down outside the city by the well. It was evening, when the women would go out to draw 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 Then he prayed, |LORD, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today. Show your kindness to 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 Here I am standing by the spring, and the girls of the city are coming out 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 I will ask a girl, 'May I please have a drink from your jar?' If she answers, 'Have a drink, and I'll also water your camels,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This way I'll know that you've shown your kindness to my master.| 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 Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Abraham's brother Nahor. 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 girl was a very attractive virgin. No man had ever had sexual intercourse with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came back. 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 The servant ran to meet her and said, |Please give me a drink of water.| 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 |Drink, sir,| she said. She quickly lowered her jar to her hand and 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 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, |I'll also keep drawing water for your camels until they've had enough to 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 So she quickly emptied her jar into the water trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his 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 The man was silently watching her to see whether or not the LORD had made his trip successful. 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 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a fifth of an ounce and two gold bracelets weighing four ounces. 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 He asked, |Whose daughter are you? Please tell me whether there is room in your father's house for us to spend the night.| 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 answered him, |I'm the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah and 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 We have plenty of straw and feed [for your camels] and room for you to spend the night.| 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 knelt, bowing to the LORD with his face touching the ground. The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
27 He 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.| 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 The girl ran and told her mother's household about these things. 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 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. 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 He 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. 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 He 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.| 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 So 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. 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 When 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. 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 |I am Abraham's servant,| he said. So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant. So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
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. 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 My master's wife Sarah gave him a son in her old age, and my master has given that son everything he has. 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 My 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. 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 Instead, go to my father's home and to my relatives, and get my son a wife.' 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 |I asked my master, 'What if the woman won't come back 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 |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. 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 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.' 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 |When I came to the spring today, I prayed, 'LORD God of my master Abraham, please make my trip successful. “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 I'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.| 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 If 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.' 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 |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?' “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 She 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. 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 |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. 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 I 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. 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 Tell me whether or not you're going to show my master true kindness so that I will know what to do.| 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 Laban and Bethuel answered, |This is from the LORD. We can't say anything to you one way or another. 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 Here's Rebekah! Take her and go! She will become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has said.| 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 heard their answer, he bowed down to 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 The servant took out gold and silver jewelry and clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and 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 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, |Let me go back to my master.| 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 mother replied, |Let the girl stay with us ten days or so. After that she may 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 said to them, |Don't delay me now that the LORD has made my trip successful. Let me go back to my master.| 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 So they said, |We'll call the girl and ask her.| 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 They called for Rebekah and asked her, |Will you go with this man?| She said, |Yes, I'll 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 their sister Rebekah and her nurse go with Abraham's servant 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 They gave Rebekah a blessing: |May you, our sister, become the mother of many thousands of children. May your descendants take possession of their enemies' cities.| 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 Then Rebekah and her maids left. Riding on camels, they followed the man. The servant took Rebekah and left. 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 Isaac had just come back from Beer Lahai Roi, since he was living in the Negev. 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 Toward evening Isaac went out into the field to meditate. When he looked up, he saw camels coming. 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 When Rebekah saw Isaac, she got down from her 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 She asked the servant, |Who is that man over there coming through the field to meet us?| |That is my master,| the servant answered. Then she took her veil and 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 The servant reported to Isaac everything 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 Isaac took her into his mother Sarah's tent. He married Rebekah. She became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after 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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