Genesis 24:33-49 ▼

33 And food was set before him to eat, and he said, “I will not eat until … I have spoken my words.” And he said, “Speak.”

34 And he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

35 And YHWH has blessed my lord greatly, and he has become great; and He has given to him flock and cattle, and silver and gold, and menservants and maidservants, and camels and donkeys.

36 And Sarah, wife of my lord, bore a son to my lord after her old age, and he has given to him all that is his.

37 And my lord made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.

38 But rather, to the house of my father you shall go, and to my kindred, and you shall take a wife for my son.’

39 And I said to my lord, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me?’

40 And he said to me, ‘YHWH, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and will prosper your way, and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from the house of my father.

41 Then you will be clear from my oath—when you come to my kindred; and if they do not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’

42 And I came today to the spring and I said, ‘YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, if now You will prosper the way on which I am going—"

43 behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and let it be that the virgin who comes out to draw water, and I say to her, ‘Give me to drink, please, a little water from your jar,’

44 and she says to me, ‘Drink, and I will draw’ for you and also for your camels, she is the woman whom YHWH has appointed for the son of my lord.

45 And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah was coming out, and her jar was on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, ‘Give me a drink, please.’

46 And she hurried and lowered her jar from herself and said, ‘Drink, and also your camels I will give drink.’ And I drank, and also she gave a drink to the camels.

47 And I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.

48 And I bowed my head and worshiped to YHWH, and I blessed YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, who led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of the brother of my lord for his son.

49 And now if you? are doing kindness and truth with my lord, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right or to the left.”