28. Then the girl ran and told her mother's household about these things.
29. Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran outside to the man at the spring.
30. When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, "This is what the man said to me," he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
31. And he said, "Come in, blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?"
32. So the man entered the house. Then Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
33. But when food was set before him to eat, he said, "I will not eat until I have told my business." And he said, "Speak on."
34. So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.
35. The Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.
36. Now Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him all that he has.
37. My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live;
38. but you shall go to my father's house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'
39. I said to my master, 'Suppose the woman does not follow me.'
40. He said to me, 'The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father's house;
41. then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'
42. "So I came today to the spring, and said, 'O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;
43. behold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar";