27. and said, “Praise the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
28. The girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
29. Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.
30. As soon as he had seen the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he had heard his sister Rebekah’s words — “The man said this to me! ” — he went to the man. He was standing there by the camels at the spring.
31. Laban said, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord. Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
32. So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were given to the camels, and water was brought to wash his feet and the feet of the men with him.
33. A meal was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have said what I have to say.”So Laban said, “Please speak.”
34. “I am Abraham’s servant,” he said.
35. “The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
36. Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
37. My master put me under this oath: ‘You will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I live
38. but will go to my father’s household and to my family to take a wife for my son.’
39. But I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman will not come back with me? ’
40. He said to me, ‘The Lord before whom I have walked will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, and you will take a wife for my son from my family and from my father’s household.
41. Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you — you will be free from my oath.’