28. The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the whole story.
29. Now Rebecca had a brother named Laban, and he ran outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was.
30. Laban had seen the nose-ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had heard her say what the man had told her. He went to Abraham's servant, who was standing by his camels at the well,
31. and said, “Come home with me. You are a man whom the Lord has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house, and there is a place for your camels.”
32. So the man went into the house, and Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet.
33. When food was brought, the man said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.”Laban said, “Go on and speak.”
34. “I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
35. “The Lord has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.
36. Sarah, my master's wife, bore him a son when she was old, and my master has given everything he owns to him.
37. My master made me promise with a vow to obey his command. He said, ‘Do not choose a wife for my son from the young women in the land of Canaan.
38. Instead, go to my father's people, to my relatives, and choose a wife for him.’
39. And I asked my master, ‘What if she will not come with me?’
40. He answered, ‘The Lord, whom I have always obeyed, will send his angel with you and give you success. You will get for my son a wife from my own people, from my father's family.
41. There is only one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives and they refuse you, then you will be free.’
42. “When I came to the well today, I prayed, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.
43. Here I am at the well. When a young woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of water from her jar.
44. If she agrees and also offers to bring water for my camels, may she be the one that you have chosen as the wife for my master's son.’
45. Before I had finished my silent prayer, Rebecca came with a water jar on her shoulder and went down to the well to get water. I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
46. She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels.’ So I drank, and she watered the camels.
47. I asked her, ‘Who is your father?’ And she answered, ‘My father is Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah.’ Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms.