water of thy pitcher. And she said: drink my lord. And she hasted and
let down her pitcher upon her arm and gave him drink. And when she had
given him drink, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, until
they have drunk enough. And she poured out her pitcher into the trough
hastily, and ran again unto the well, to fetch water: and drew for all
his camels. And the fellow wondered at her. But held his peace, to wete
whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. And as the
camels had left drinking, he took an earing of half a sicle weight, and
two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold, and said
unto her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: 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 Milkah which she bare unto Nahor: and
said moreover unto him: we have litter and provender enough and also
room to lodge in. And the man bowed himself and worshipped the LORD,
and said: blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham which ceaseth
not to deal mercifully and truly with my master. And {|For the LORDe|}
hath brought me the way to my master's brother's house. And the damsel
ran and told them of her mother's house these things. And Rebecca had a
brother called Laban. And Laban ran out unto the man, to the well: for
as soon as he had seen the earings and the bracelets upon his sister's
hands, and heard the words of Rebecca his sister saying thus said the
man unto me, then he went out unto the man. And lo, he stood yet with
the camels by the well side. And Laban said: come in thou blessed of
the LORD. Wherefore stondest thou without? I have dressed the house and
made room for the camels. And then the man came in to the house: and he
unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels,
and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him, and there
was meat set before him to eat. But he said: I will not eat, until I
have said mine errand: And he said: say on; And he said: I am Abraham's
servant, and the LORD hath blessed my master out of measure that he is
become great and hath given him sheep, oxen, silver and gold,
menservants, maidservants, camels and asses. And Sara my master's wife
bare him a son, 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, among the daughters of the Cananites in whose land I dwell.
But thou shalt go unto my father's house and to my kindred, and there
take a wife unto my son. And I said unto my master: What if the wife
will not follow me? And he said unto me: The LORD before whom I walk,
will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy journey that thou shalt
take a wife for my son, of my kindred and of my father's house. But and
if (when thou comest unto my kindred) they will not give thee one, then
shalt thou bear no peril of mine oath. And I came this day unto the
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