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Genesis 24:26-36 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

26. Then the servant bowed his head and prayed,

27. “I thank you, Lord God of my master Abraham! You have led me to his relatives and kept your promise to him.”

28. Rebekah ran straight home and told her family everything.

29-30. Her brother Laban heard her tell what the servant had said, and he saw the ring and the bracelets she was wearing. So Laban ran out to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well.

31. Then Laban said, “The Lord has brought you safely here. Come home with me. There's no need for you to keep on standing outside. I have a room ready for you in our house, and there's also a place for your camels.”

32. Abraham's servant went home with Laban, where Laban's servants unloaded his camels and gave them straw and feed. Then they brought water into the house, so Abraham's servant and his men could wash their feet.

33. After that, they brought in food. But the servant said, “Before I eat, I must tell you why I have come.”“Go ahead and tell us,” Laban answered.

34. The servant explained:I am Abraham's servant.

35. The Lord has been good to my master and has made him very rich. He has given him many sheep, goats, cattle, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of silver and gold, and many slaves.

36. Sarah, my master's wife, didn't have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything.

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