Genesis 24:15-47

Genesis 24:15-47

[15] And it came to pass, before he had done  speaking,  that, behold, Rebekah  came out,  who  was born  to Bethuel,  son  of Milcah,  the wife  of Nahor,  Abraham's  brother,  with her pitcher  upon her shoulder.  [16] And the damsel  was very  fair  to look upon,  a virgin,  neither had any man  known  her: and she went down  to the well,  and filled  her pitcher,  and came up.  [17] And the servant  ran  to meet her,  and said,  Let me, I pray thee, drink  a little  water  of thy pitcher.  [18] And she said,  Drink,  my lord:  and she hasted,  and let down  her pitcher  upon her hand,  and gave him drink.  [19] And when she had done  giving him drink,  she said,  I will draw  water for thy camels  also, until they have done  drinking.  [20] And she hasted,  and emptied  her pitcher  into the trough,  and ran  again unto the well  to draw  for all his camels.  [21] And the man  wondering  at her held his peace,  to wit  whether the LORD  his journey  prosperous  or  not. [22] And it came to pass, as the camels  had done  drinking,  that the man  took  a golden  earring  of half a shekel  weight,  and two  bracelets  for her hands  of ten  shekels weight  of gold;  [23] And said,  Whose  daughter  art thou?  tell  me, I pray thee: is there  room  in thy father's  house  for us to lodge in?  [24] And she said  unto him, I am the daughter  of Bethuel  the son  of Milcah,  which she bare  unto Nahor.  [25] She said  moreover unto him, We have both  straw  and provender  enough,  and  room  to lodge in.  [26] And the man  bowed down his head,  and worshipped  the LORD.  [27] And he said,  Blessed  be the LORD  God  of my master  Abraham,  who hath not left destitute  my master  of his mercy  and his truth:  I being in the way,  the LORD  led me  to the house  of my master's  brethren.  [28] And the damsel  ran,  and told  them of her mother's  house  these things.  [29] And Rebekah  had a brother,  and his name  was Laban:  ran  out  unto the man,  unto the well.  [30] And it came to pass, when he saw  the earring  and bracelets  upon his sister's  hands,  and when he heard  the words  of Rebekah  his sister,  saying,  Thus  spake  the man  unto me; that he came  unto the man;  and, behold, he stood  by  the camels  at the well.  [31] And he said,  Come in,  thou blessed  of the LORD;  wherefore standest  thou without?  for I have prepared  the house,  and room  for the camels.  [32] And the man  came  into the house:  and he ungirded  his camels,  and gave  straw  and provender  for the camels,  and water  to wash  his feet,  and the men's  feet  [33] meat before him  to eat:  but he said,  I will not eat,  until I have told  mine errand.  And he said,  Speak on.  [34] And he said,  I am Abraham's  servant.  [35] And the LORD  hath blessed  my master  greatly;  and he is become great:  and he hath given  him flocks,  and herds,  and silver,  and gold,  and menservants,  and maidservants,  and camels,  and asses.  [36] And Sarah  my master's  wife  bare  a son  to my master  when  she was old:  and unto him hath he given  all that he hath. [37] And my master  made me swear,  saying,  Thou shalt not take  a wife  to my son  of the daughters  of the Canaanites,  in whose land  I dwell:  [38] But  unto my father's  house,  and to my kindred,  and take  a wife  unto my son.  [39] And I said  unto my master,  Peradventure the woman  [40] And he said  unto me, The LORD,  before  whom I walk,  will send  his angel  with thee, and prosper  thy way;  and thou shalt take  a wife  for my son  of my kindred,  and of my father's  house:  [41] Then shalt thou be clear  from this my oath,  when thou comest  to my kindred;  and if they give  not thee one, thou shalt be clear  from my oath.  [42] And I came  this day  unto the well,  and said,  O LORD  God  of my master  Abraham,  if now thou do  prosper  my way  which I go:  [43] Behold, I stand  by the well  of water;  and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin  cometh forth  to draw  water, and I say  I pray thee, a little  water  of thy pitcher  to drink;  [44] And she say  to me, Both drink  thou, and I will also draw  for thy camels:  let the same be the woman  whom the LORD  hath appointed out  for my master's  son.  [45] And before I had done  speaking  in mine heart,  behold, Rebekah  came forth  with her pitcher  on her shoulder;  and she went down  unto the well,  and drew  water: and I said  unto her, Let me drink,  [46] And she made haste,  and let down  her pitcher  from her shoulder, and said,  Drink,  thy camels  drink  also: so I drank,  the camels  drink  [47] And I asked  her, and said,  Whose daughter  art thou? And she said,  The daughter  of Bethuel,  Nahor's  son,  whom Milcah  bare  unto him: and I put  the earring  upon her face,  and the bracelets  upon her hands.