And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher
upon her hand, and gave him drink. And when she had done giving him
drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they
have done drinking. And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the
trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his
camels. And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the
LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
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; and said, Whose daughter art thou?
tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to
lodge in?
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah,
which she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both
straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. And the man bowed
down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
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. And
the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. And
Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto
the man, unto the well. 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. 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.
[Illustration: REBECCA AND ELIEZER, BY MURILLO
IN THE PRADO MUSEUM, MADRID]
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 that were with him. And there was set meat before him to
eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he
said, Speak on.
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