6. “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said to him.
7. “The Lord God of heaven took me from my father’s home and the land of my family. He spoke to me and swore this oath: ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’“God will send his angel ahead of you, and you will get my son a wife from there.
8. If the woman doesn’t want to come back with you, then you’ll be free from this oath that you swear to me. But don’t take my son back there.”
9. So the servant did as his master Abraham commanded and swore the oath to him concerning this.
10. Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and left, taking with him all of his master’s best things. He traveled to Aram Naharaim, Nahor’s city.
11. The servant had the camels kneel down outside the city by the well. It was evening, when the women would go out to draw water.
12. Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today. Show your kindness to Abraham.
13. Here I am standing by the spring, and the girls of the city are coming out to draw water.
14. I will ask a girl, ‘May I please have a drink from your jar?’ If she answers, ‘Have a drink, and I’ll also water your camels,’ let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This way I’ll know that you’ve shown your kindness to my master.”