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Genesis 24:21-35 Modern English Version (MEV)

21. The man, gazing at her, remained silent, trying to discern whether the Lord had made his journey a success or not.

22. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose ring of half a shekel weight and two bracelets for her wrists of ten shekels weight in gold,

23. and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to lodge?”

24. She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

25. Again she said to him, “We have both straw and provision enough, and room in which to lodge.”

26. Then the man bowed down his head and worshipped the Lord.

27. And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s relatives.”

28. So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household of these things.

29. Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the well.

30. When he saw the nose ring and bracelets on his sister’s hands and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man who stood by the camels at the well.

31. And he said, “Come in, blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

32. So the man came to the house. Then he unloaded his camels and gave straw and provision to the camels and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

33. He then set food before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told about my errand.”And he said, “Speak on.”

34. So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

35. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

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