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Genesis - ch 24 v 41 - 60
- And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.
- And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey,
- Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,
- Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son.
- And even while I was saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her vessel on her arm; and she went down to the spring to get water; and I said to her, Give me a drink.
- And straight away she took down her vessel from her arm, and said, Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels.
- And questioning her, I said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, and Milcah his wife. Then I put the ring on her nose and the ornaments on her hands.
- And with bent head I gave worship and praise to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, by whom I had been guided in the right way, to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
- And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.
- Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.
- See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.
- And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise to the Lord.
- Then he took jewels of silver and jewels of gold and fair robes and gave them to Rebekah: and he gave things of value to her mother and her brother.
- Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.
- But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl be with us a week or ten days, and then she may go.
- And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.
- And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.
- And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.
- So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.
- And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.
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