And Abraham was old
, and well stricken
in age
: and the LORD
had blessed
Abraham
in all things.
And Abraham said
unto his eldest
servant
of his house
, that ruled over
all that he had, Put
, I pray thee, thy hand
under my thigh
:
And I will make thee swear by the LORD
, the God
of heaven
, and the God
of the earth
, that thou shalt not take
a wife
unto my son
of the daughters
of the Canaanites
, among
whom I dwell
:
But thou shalt go unto my country
, and to my kindred
, and take
a wife
unto my son
Isaac
.
And the servant said
unto him, Peradventure the woman
will not be willing
to follow
me
unto this land
: must I needs bring
thy son
again
unto the land
from whence thou camest
?
And Abraham said
unto him, Beware
thou that thou bring
not
my son
thither again
.
The LORD God
of heaven
, which took me
from my father's
house
, and from the land
of my kindred
, and which spake
unto me, and that sware
unto me, saying
, Unto thy seed
will I give
this land
; he shall send
his angel
before thee
, and thou shalt take
a wife
unto my son
from thence.
And if the woman will not be willing
to follow
thee
, then thou shalt be clear
from this my oath
: only bring
not my son
thither again
.
And the servant put
his hand
under the thigh
of Abraham
his master
, and sware
to him concerning
that
matter
.
And the servant took
ten
camels
of the camels
of his master
, and departed
; for all the goods
of his master
were in his hand
: and he arose
, and went
to Mesopotamia
, unto the city
of Nahor
.
And he made his camels
to kneel down
without
the city
by
a well
of water
at the time
of the evening
, even the time
that women go out
to draw
water .
And he said, O LORD
God
of my master
Abraham
, I pray thee, send me
good speed
this day
, and shew
kindness
unto
my master
Abraham
.
Behold, I stand here by the well
of water
; and the daughters
of the men
of the city
come out
to draw
water
:
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say
, Let down
thy pitcher
, I pray thee, that I may drink
; and she shall say
, Drink
, and I will give
thy camels
drink
also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed
for thy servant
Isaac
; and thereby shall I know
that thou hast shewed
kindness
unto my master
.
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking
, that, behold, Rebekah
came out
, who
was born
to Bethuel
, son
of Milcah
, the wife
of Nahor
, Abraham's
brother
, with her pitcher
upon her shoulder
.
And the damsel was very
fair
to look upon
, a virgin
, neither had any man
known
her: and she went down
to the well
, and filled
her pitcher
, and came up
.
And the servant ran
to meet her
, and said
, Let me, I pray thee, drink
a little
water
of thy pitcher
.
And she said, Drink
, my lord
: and she hasted
, and let down
her pitcher
upon her hand
, and gave him drink
.
And when she had done giving him drink
, she said
, I will draw
water for thy camels
also, until they have done
drinking
.
And she hasted, and emptied
her pitcher
into the trough
, and ran
again unto the well
to draw
water , and drew
for all his camels
.
And the man wondering
at her held his peace
, to wit
whether the LORD
had made
his journey
prosperous
or
not.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done
drinking
, that the man
took
a golden
earring
of half a shekel
weight
, and two
bracelets
for her hands
of ten
shekels weight
of gold
;
And said, Whose
daughter
art thou
? tell
me, I pray thee: is there
room
in thy father's
house
for us to lodge in
?
And she said unto him, I am the daughter
of Bethuel
the son
of Milcah
, which she bare
unto Nahor
.
She said moreover unto him, We have both
straw
and provender
enough
, and
room
to lodge in
.
And the man bowed down his head
, and worshipped
the LORD
.
And he said, Blessed
be the LORD
God
of my master
Abraham
, who hath not left destitute
my master
of his mercy
and his truth
: I being in the way
, the LORD
led me
to the house
of my master's
brethren
.
And the damsel ran
, and told
them of her mother's
house
these things
.
And Rebekah had a brother
, and his name
was Laban
: and Laban
ran
out
unto the man
, unto the well
.
And it came to pass, when he saw the earring
and bracelets
upon his sister's
hands
, and when he heard
the words
of Rebekah
his sister
, saying
, Thus
spake
the man
unto me; that he came
unto the man
; and, behold, he stood
by
the camels
at the well
.
And he said, Come in
, thou blessed
of the LORD
; wherefore standest
thou without
? for I have prepared
the house
, and room
for the camels
.
And the man came
into the house
: and he ungirded
his camels
, and gave
straw
and provender
for the camels
, and water
to wash
his feet
, and the men's
feet
that were with him.
And there was set meat before him
to eat
: but he said
, I will not eat
, until I have told
mine errand
. And he said
, Speak on
.
And he said, I am Abraham's
servant
.
And the LORD hath blessed
my master
greatly
; and he is become great
: and he hath given
him flocks
, and herds
, and silver
, and gold
, and menservants
, and maidservants
, and camels
, and asses
.
And Sarah my master's
wife
bare
a son
to my master
when
she was old
: and unto him hath he given
all that he hath.
And my master made me swear
, saying
, Thou shalt not take
a wife
to my son
of the daughters
of the Canaanites
, in whose land
I dwell
:
But thou shalt go
unto my father's
house
, and to my kindred
, and take
a wife
unto my son
.
And I said unto my master
, Peradventure the woman
will not follow
me.
And he said unto me, The LORD
, before
whom I walk
, will send
his angel
with thee, and prosper
thy way
; and thou shalt take
a wife
for my son
of my kindred
, and of my father's
house
:
Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath
, when thou comest
to my kindred
; and if they give
not thee one , thou shalt be clear
from my oath
.
And I came this day
unto the well
, and said
, O LORD
God
of my master
Abraham
, if now thou do
prosper
my way
which I go
:
Behold, I stand by the well
of water
; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin
cometh forth
to draw
water , and I say
to her, Give me
, I pray thee, a little
water
of thy pitcher
to drink
;
And she say to me, Both drink
thou, and I will also draw
for thy camels
: let the same be the woman
whom the LORD
hath appointed out
for my master's
son
.
And before I had done speaking
in mine heart
, behold, Rebekah
came forth
with her pitcher
on her shoulder
; and she went down
unto the well
, and drew
water : and I said
unto her, Let me drink
, I pray thee.
And she made haste, and let down
her pitcher
from her shoulder , and said
, Drink
, and I will give
thy camels
drink
also: so I drank
, and she made
the camels
drink
also.
And I asked her, and said
, Whose daughter
art thou? And she said
, The daughter
of Bethuel
, Nahor's
son
, whom Milcah
bare
unto him: and I put
the earring
upon her face
, and the bracelets
upon her hands
.
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped
the LORD
, and blessed
the LORD
God
of my master
Abraham
, which had led me
in the right
way
to take
my master's
brother's
daughter
unto his son
.
And now if ye will deal
kindly
and truly
with my master
, tell
me: and if not, tell
me; that I may turn
to the right hand
, or
to the left
.
Then Laban and Bethuel
answered
and said
, The thing
proceedeth
from the LORD
: we cannot
speak
unto thee bad
or
good
.
Behold, Rebekah is before thee
, take
her , and go
, and let her be thy master's
son's
wife
, as the LORD
hath spoken
.
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant
heard
their words
, he worshipped
the LORD
, bowing himself to the earth
.
And the servant brought forth
jewels
of silver
, and jewels
of gold
, and raiment
, and gave
them to Rebekah
: he gave
also to her brother
and to her mother
precious things
.
And they did eat and drink
, he and the men
that were with him, and tarried all night
; and they rose up
in the morning
, and he said
, Send me away
unto my master
.
And her brother and her mother
said
, Let the damsel
abide
with us a few days
, at the least
ten
; after
that she shall go
.
And he said unto them, Hinder me
not, seeing the LORD
hath prospered
my way
; send me away
that I may go
to my master
.
And they said, We will call
the damsel
, and enquire
at her mouth
.
And they called Rebekah
, and said
unto her, Wilt thou go
with this man
? And she said
, I will go
.
And they sent away Rebekah
their sister
, and her nurse
, and Abraham's
servant
, and his men
.
And they blessed Rebekah
, and said
unto her, Thou
art our sister
, be thou
the mother of thousands
of millions
, and let thy seed
possess
the gate
of those which hate
them.
And Rebekah arose
, and her damsels
, and they rode
upon the camels
, and followed
the man
: and the servant
took
Rebekah
, and went his way
.
And Isaac came
from the way
of the well Lahairoi
; for he dwelt
in the south
country
.
And Isaac went out
to meditate
in the field
at
the eventide
: and he lifted up
his eyes
, and saw
, and, behold, the camels
were coming
.
And Rebekah lifted up
her eyes
, and when she saw
Isaac
, she lighted
off
the camel
.
For she had said unto the servant
, What
man
is this
that walketh
in the field
to meet us
? And the servant
had said
, It is my master
: therefore she took
a vail
, and covered herself
.
And the servant told
Isaac
all things
that he had done
.
And Isaac brought her
into his mother
Sarah's
tent
, and took
Rebekah
, and she became his wife
; and he loved
her: and Isaac
was comforted
after
his mother's
death .