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Genesis 24:18-38 World English Bible (WEB)

18. She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.

19. When she had done giving him drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking.”

20. She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

21. The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

22. As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

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

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

25. She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”

26. The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

27. He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

28. The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.

29. Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

30. When he saw the ring, and the 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 came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

31. He said, “Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”

32. The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

33. Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.”

34. He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

35. Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.

36. Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

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.’

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