And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 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. 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. 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: but thou shalt
go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my
son. And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow
me. 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: 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. 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: 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 to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher
to drink; 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. 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, I pray thee. And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from
her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also:
so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 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. And I bowed down my head, and
worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham,
which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's
daughter unto his son. And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with
my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right
hand, or to the left.
[Sidenote: Genesis 24]
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the
LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before
thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the
LORD hath spoken.
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