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Genesis - ch 24 v 41 - 60
- Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not one, thou shalt be quit of my oath.
- And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
- behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw water, and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
- and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels -- that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
- Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.
- And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave 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 bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
- And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
- And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.
- And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
- Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take her, and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.
- And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
- And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave them to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.
- And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
- And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us some days, or say ten; after that she shall go.
- And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
- And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
- And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
- And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
- And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!
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