Genesis Chapter 24
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And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
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And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
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And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind
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him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
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And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.
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And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,
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and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
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that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
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And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:
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Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
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and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
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And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
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And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
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And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,
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I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
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And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
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And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
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And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.
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Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the children of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
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And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
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And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current
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money with the merchant.
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So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
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unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
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And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
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And Abraham was old,
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and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
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And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
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and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
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but thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
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And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
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And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
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Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
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And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.
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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter.
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And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
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And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
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And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
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Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water:
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and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.
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And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
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And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
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And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
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And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
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And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
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And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
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and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
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And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor.
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She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
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And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.
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And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master: as for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.
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And the damsel ran, and told her mother’s house according to these words.
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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
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And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the 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 was standing by the camels at the fountain.
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And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
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And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
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and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, theGod of the heavens and theGod of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;
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but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
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And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
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And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
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Jehovah theGod of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land — he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
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And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.
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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
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And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
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And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].
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And he said, Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.
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Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
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And let it come to pass, [that] the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.
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And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
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And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
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And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.
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And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.
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And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.
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And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
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And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten [shekels] weight of gold,
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and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
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And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
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And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.
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And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
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and said, Blessed be Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.
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And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.
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And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
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And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me — that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.
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And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
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And the man came into the house; and he ungirded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who were with him.
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And there was set [meat] before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.
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And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
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And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses.
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And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
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And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;
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but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.
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And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
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And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.
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Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.
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And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
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behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
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and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels — that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
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Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew [water]; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.
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And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.
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And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
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And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah,God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
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And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.
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And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
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Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take [her], and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.
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And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
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And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave [them] to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.
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And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
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And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
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And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
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And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
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And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
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And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
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And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!
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And Rebecca arose, and her maids, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebecca, and went away.
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And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
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And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were coming.
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And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.
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And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.
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And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
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And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
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And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
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And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,
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and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
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But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.
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And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back thy son to the land whence thou camest forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land?
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And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither.
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The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence.
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And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again.
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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter.
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And the servant took ten camels of his master's camels, and [he took] of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.
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And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
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And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
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Lo! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that inhabit the city come forth to draw water.
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And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.
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And it came to pass before he had done speaking in his mind, that behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, the wife of Nachor, and [the same] the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a water-pot on her shoulders.
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And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her water-pot, and came up.
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And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;
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and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
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And she said, I will also draw water for thy camels, till they shall all have drunk.
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And she hasted, and emptied the water-pot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
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And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.
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And it came to pass when all the camels ceased drinking, that the man took golden ear-rings, each of a drachm weight, and he [put] two bracelets on her hands, their weight was ten pieces of gold.
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And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me if there is room for us to lodge with thy father.
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And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
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And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a place for resting.
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And the man being well pleased, worshipped the Lord,
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and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.
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And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according to these words.
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And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to meet the man, to the well.
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And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.
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And he said to him, Come in hither, thou blessed of the Lord, why standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?
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And the man entered into the house, and unloaded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that were with him.
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And he set before them loaves to eat; but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
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And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;
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and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and servant-maids, camels, and asses.
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And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
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And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.
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But thou shalt go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take thence a wife for my son.
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And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.
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And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, and shall prosper thy journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house of my father.
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Then shalt thou be clear from my curse, for whensoever thou shalt have come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, then shalt thou be clear from my oath.
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And having come this day to the well, I said, Lord God of my master Abraam, if thou prosperest my journey on which I am now going,
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behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be [that] the damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher,
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and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will draw water for thy camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my master Abraam.
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And it came to pass before I had done speaking in my mind, straightway Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her shoulders; and she went down to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to drink.
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And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
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And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him; and I put on her the ear-rings, and the bracelets on her hands.
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And being well-pleased I worshipped the Lord, and I blessed the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a true way, so that I should take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
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If then ye [will] deal mercifully and justly with my lord, [tell me], and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
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And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer thee bad or good.
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Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go away, and let her be wife to the son of thy master, as the Lord has said.
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And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
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And the servant having brought forth jewels of silver and gold and raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts to her brother, and to her mother.
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And both he and the men with him ate and drank and went to sleep. And he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may go to my master.
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And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
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But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
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And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
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And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? and she said, I will go.
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So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
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And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.
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And Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca, departed.
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And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and he dwelt in the land toward the south.
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And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
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And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
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and said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she took her veil and covered herself.
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And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
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And Isaac went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his mother.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Erat autem Abraham senex, dierumque multorum: et Dominus in cunctis benedixerat ei.
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Dixitque ad servum seniorem domus suæ, qui præerat omnibus quæ habebat: Pone manum tuam subter femur meum,
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ut adiurem te per Dominum, Deum cæli et terræ, ut non accipias uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chananæorum, inter quos habito:
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sed ad terram et cognationem meam proficiscaris, et inde accipias uxorem filio meo Isaac.
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Respondit servus: Si noluerit mulier venire mecum in terram hanc, numquid reducere debeo filium tuum ad locum, de quo egressus es?
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Dixitque Abraham: Cave nequando reducas filium meum illuc.
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Dominus Deus cæli, qui tulit me de domo patris mei, et de terra nativitatis meæ, qui locutus est mihi, et iuravit mihi, dicens: Semini tuo dabo terram hanc: ipse mittet Angelum suum coram te, et accipies inde uxorem filio meo:
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sin autem mulier noluerit sequi te, non teneberis iuramento: filium meum tantum ne reducas illuc.
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Posuit ergo servus manum sub femore Abraham domini sui, et iuravit illi super sermone hoc.
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Tulitque decem camelos de grege domini sui, et abiit, ex omnibus bonis eius portans secum, profectusque perrexit in Mesopotamiam ad urbem Nachor.
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Cumque camelos fecisset accumbere extra oppidum iuxta puteum aquæ vespere, tempore quo solent mulieres egredi ad hauriendam aquam, dixit:
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Domine Deus domini mei Abraham, occurre, obsecro, mihi hodie, et fac misericordiam cum domino meo Abraham.
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Ecce ego sto prope fontem aquæ, et filiæ habitatorum huius civitatis egredientur ad hauriendam aquam.
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Igitur puella, cui ego dixero: Inclina hydriam tuam ut bibam: et illa responderit, Bibe, quin et camelis tuis dabo potum: ipsa est, quam præparasti servo tuo Isaac: et per hoc intelligam quod feceris misericordiam cum domino meo.
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Necdum intra se verba compleverat, et ecce Rebecca egrediebatur, filia Bathuel, filii Melchæ uxoris Nachor fratris Abraham, habens hydriam in scapula sua:
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puella decora nimis, virgoque pulcherrima, et incognita viro: descenderat autem ad fontem, et impleverat hydriam, ac revertebatur.
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Occurritque ei servus, et ait: Pauxillum aquæ mihi ad bibendum præbe de hydria tua.
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Quæ respondit: Bibe domine mi. celeriterque deposuit hydriam super ulnam suam, et dedit ei potum.
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Cumque ille bibisset, adiecit: Quin et camelis tuis hauriam aquam, donec cuncti bibant.
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Effundensque hydriam in canalibus, recurrit ad puteum ut hauriret aquam: et haustam omnibus camelis dedit.
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Ipse autem contemplabatur eam tacitus, scire volens utrum prosperum iter suum fecisset Dominus, an non.
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Postquam autem biberunt cameli, protulit vir inaures aureas, appendentes siclos duos, et armillas totidem pondo siclorum decem.
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Dixitque ad eam: Cuius es filia? indica mihi: est in domo patris tui locus ad manendum?
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Quæ respondit: Filia sum Bathuelis, filii Melchæ, quem peperit ipsi Nachor.
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Et addidit, dicens: Palearum quoque et fœni plurimum est apud nos, et locus spatiosus ad manendum.
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Inclinavit se homo, et adoravit Dominum,
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dicens: Benedictus Dominus Deus domini mei Abraham, qui non abstulit misericordiam et veritatem suam a domino meo, et recto itinere me perduxit in domum fratris domini mei.
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Cucurrit itaque puella, et nunciavit in domum matris suæ omnia quæ audierat.
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Habebat autem Rebecca fratrem nomine Laban, qui festinus egressus est ad hominem, ubi erat fons.
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Cumque vidisset inaures et armillas in manibus sororis suæ, et audisset cuncta verba referentis: Hæc locutus est mihi homo: venit ad virum, qui stabat iuxta camelos, et prope fontem aquæ:
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dixitque ad eum: Ingredere, benedicte Domini: cur foris stas? præparavi domum, et locum camelis.
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Et introduxit eum in hospitium: ac destravit camelos, deditque paleas et fœnum, et aquam ad lavandos pedes eius, et virorum qui venerant cum eo.
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Et appositus est in conspectu eius panis. Qui ait: Non comedam, donec loquar sermones meos. Respondit ei: Loquere.
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At ille: Servus, inquit, Abraham sum:
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et Dominus benedixit domino meo valde, magnificatusque est: et dedit ei oves et boves, argentum et aurum, servos et ancillas, camelos et asinos.
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Et peperit Sara uxor domini mei filium domino meo in senectute sua, deditque illi omnia quæ habuerat.
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Et adiuravit me dominus meus, dicens: Non accipies uxorem filio meo de filiabus Chananæorum, in quorum terra habito:
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sed ad domum patris mei perges, et de cognatione mea accipies uxorem filio meo:
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ego vero respondi domino meo: Quid si noluerit venire mecum mulier?
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Dominus, ait, in cuius conspectu ambulo, mittet angelum suum tecum, et diriget viam tuam: accipiesque uxorem filio meo de cognatione mea, et de domo patris mei.
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Innocens eris a maledictione mea, cum veneris ad propinquos meos, et non dederint tibi.
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Veni ergo hodie ad fontem aquæ, et dixi: Domine Deus domini mei Abraham, si direxisti viam meam, in qua nunc ambulo,
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ecce sto iuxta fontem aquæ, et virgo, quæ egredietur ad hauriendam aquam, audierit a me: Da mihi pauxillum aquæ ad bibendum ex hydria tua:
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et dixerit mihi: Et tu bibe, et camelis tuis hauriam: ipsa est mulier quam præparavit Dominus filio domini mei.
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Dumque hæc tacitus mecum volverem, apparuit Rebecca veniens cum hydria, quam portabat in scapula: descenditque ad fontem, et hausit aquam. Et aio ad eam: Da mihi paululum bibere.
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Quæ festinans deposuit hydriam de humero, et dixit mihi: Et tu bibe, et camelis tuis tribuam potum. Bibi, et adaquavit camelos.
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Interrogavique eam, et dixi: Cuius es filia? Quæ respondit: Filia Bathuelis sum, filii Nachor, quem peperit ei Melcha. Suspendi itaque inaures ad ornandam faciem eius, et armillas posui in manibus eius.
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Pronusque adoravi Dominum, benedicens Domino Deo domini mei Abraham, qui perduxit me recto itinere, ut sumerem filiam fratris domini mei filio eius.
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Quamobrem si facitis misericordiam et veritatem cum domino meo, indicate mihi: sin autem aliud placet, et hoc dicite mihi, ut vadam ad dextram, sive ad sinistram.
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Responderuntque Laban et Bathuel: A Domino egressus est sermo: non possumus extra placitum eius quidquam aliud loqui tecum.
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En Rebecca coram te est, tolle eam, et proficiscere, et sit uxor filii domini tui, sicut locutus est Dominus.
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Quod cum audisset puer Abraham, procidens adoravit in terram Dominum.
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Prolatisque vasis argenteis, et aureis, ac vestibus, dedit ea Rebecca pro munere: fratribus quoque eius, et matri dona obtulit.
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Inito convivio, vescentes pariter et bibentes manserunt ibi. Surgens autem mane, locutus est puer: Dimitte me, ut vadam ad dominum meum.
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Responderuntque fratres eius, et mater: Maneat puella saltem decem dies apud nos, et postea proficiscetur.
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Nolite, ait, me retinere, quia Dominus direxit viam meam: dimittite me ut pergam ad dominum meum.
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Et dixerunt: Vocemus puellam, et quæramus ipsius voluntatem.
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Cumque vocata venisset, sciscitati sunt: Vis ire cum homine isto? Quæ ait: Vadam.
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Dimiserunt ergo eam, et nutricem illius, servumque Abraham, et comites eius,
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imprecantes prospera sorori suæ, atque dicentes: Soror nostra es, crescas in mille millia, et possideat semen tuum portas inimicorum suorum.
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Igitur Rebecca, et puellæ illius, ascensis camelis, secutæ sunt virum: qui festinus revertebatur ad dominum suum:
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eo autem tempore deambulabat Isaac per viam quæ ducit ad Puteum, cuius nomen est Viventis, et videntis: habitabat enim in terra australi:
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et egressus fuerat ad meditandum in agro, inclinata iam die: cumque elevasset oculos, vidit camelos venientes procul.
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Rebecca quoque, conspecto Isaac, descendit de camelo,
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et ait ad puerum: Quis est ille homo qui venit per agrum in occursum nobis? Dixitque ei: Ipse est dominus meus. At illa tollens cito pallium, operuit se.
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Servus autem cuncta, quæ gesserat, narravit Isaac.
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Qui introduxit eam in tabernaculum Saræ matris suæ, et accepit eam uxorem: et in tantum dilexit eam, ut dolorem, qui ex morte matris eius acciderat, temperaret.
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Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
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Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
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I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.
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But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
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The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
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Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
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The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
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If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”
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The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
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The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
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He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
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He said, “LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
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Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
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Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ then she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,’—let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
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Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
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The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin. No man had known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.
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The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
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She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
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When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
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She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
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The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
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As the camels had finished drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
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and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”
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She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
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She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”
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The man bowed his head, and worshiped the LORD.
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He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”
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The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
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Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
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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.
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He said, “Come in, you blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.”
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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.
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Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said, “Speak on.”
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He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
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The LORD has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. The LORD has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
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Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
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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,
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but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
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I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
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He said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my relatives, and of my father’s house.
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Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they don’t give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’
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I came today to the spring, and said, ‘The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—
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behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”
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then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’
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Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
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She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.
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I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
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I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
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Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
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Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from the LORD. We can’t speak to you bad or good.
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Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.”
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When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD.
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The servant brought out jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.
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They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”
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Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
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He said to them, “Don’t hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
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They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”
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They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
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They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
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They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”
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Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
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Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
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Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming.
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Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.
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She said to the servant, “Who is the man who is walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” She took her veil, and covered herself.
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The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
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Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
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And Abraham <FI>is<Fi> old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all <FI>things<Fi> ;
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and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath, `Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,
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and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;
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but unto my land and unto my kindred dost thou go, and hast taken a wife for my son, for Isaac.'
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And the servant saith unto him, `It may be the woman is not willing to come after me unto this land; do I at all cause thy son to turn back unto the land from whence thou camest out?'
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And Abraham saith unto him, `Take heed to thyself, lest thou cause my son to turn back thither;
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Jehovah, God of the heavens, who hath taken me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, and who hath spoken to me, and who hath sworn to me, saying, To thy seed I give this land, He doth send His messenger before thee, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from thence;
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and if the woman be not willing to come after thee, then thou hast been acquitted from this mine oath: only my son thou dost not cause to turn back thither.'
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And the servant putteth his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and sweareth to him concerning this matter.
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And the servant taketh ten camels of the camels of his lord and goeth, also of all the goods of his lord in his hand, and he riseth, and goeth unto Aram-Naharaim, unto the city of Nahor;
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and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.
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And he saith, `Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, cause to meet, I pray Thee, before me this day--(and do kindness with my lord Abraham;
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lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;
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and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) --her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'
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And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,
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and the young person <FI>is<Fi> of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.
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And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, `Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'
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and she saith, `Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink.
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And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, `Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;'
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and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.
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And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not.
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And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight <FI>is<Fi> a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight <FI>is<Fi> ten <FI>bekahs<Fi> of gold),
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and saith, `Whose daughter <FI>art<Fi> thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in?'
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And she saith unto him, `I <FI>am<Fi> daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.'
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She saith also unto him, `Both straw and provender <FI>are<Fi> abundant with us, also a place to lodge in.'
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And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,
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and saith, `Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord; --I <FI>being<Fi> in the way, Jehovah hath led me to the house of my lord's brethren.'
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And the young person runneth, and declareth to the house of her mother according to these words.
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And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Laban, and Laban runneth unto the man who <FI>is<Fi> without, unto the fountain;
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yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, `Thus hath the man spoken unto me,' that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.
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And he saith, `Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I--I have prepared the house and place for the camels!'
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And he bringeth in the man into the house, and looseth the camels, and giveth straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him:
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and setteth before him to eat; but he saith, `I do not eat till I have spoken my word;' and he saith, `Speak.'
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And he saith, `I <FI>am<Fi> Abraham's servant;
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and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses;
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and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath.
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`And my lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.
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If not--unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.
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`And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;
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and he saith unto me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked habitually, doth send His messenger with thee, and hath prospered thy way, and thou hast taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;
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then art thou acquitted from my oath, when thou comest unto my family, and if they give not <FI>one<Fi> to thee; then thou hast been acquitted from my oath.
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`And I come to-day unto the fountain, and I say, Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, if Thou art, I pray Thee, making prosperous my way in which I am going--
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(lo, I am standing by the fountain of water), then the virgin who is coming out to draw, and I have said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher,
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and she hath said unto me, Both drink thou, and also for thy camels I draw--she is the woman whom Jehovah hath decided for my lord's son.
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`Before I finish speaking unto my heart, then lo, Rebekah is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder, and she goeth down to the fountain, and draweth; and I say unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee,
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and she hasteth and letteth down her pitcher from off her and saith, Drink, and thy camels also I water; and I drink, and the camels also she hath watered.
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`And I ask her, and say, Whose daughter <FI>art<Fi> thou? and she saith, Daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah hath borne to him, and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands,
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and I bow, and do obeisance before Jehovah, and I bless Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath led me in the true way to receive the daughter of my lord's brother for his son.
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`And now, if ye are dealing kindly and truly with my lord, declare to me; and if not, declare to me; and I turn unto the right or unto the left.'
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And Laban answereth--Bethuel also--and they say, `The thing hath gone out from Jehovah; we are not able to speak unto thee bad or good;
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lo, Rebekah <FI>is<Fi> before thee, take and go, and she is a wife to thy lord's son, as Jehovah hath spoken.'
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And it cometh to pass, when the servant of Abraham hath heard their words, that he boweth himself towards the earth before Jehovah;
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and the servant taketh out vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and giveth to Rebekah; precious things also he hath given to her brother and to her mother.
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And they eat and drink, he and the men who <FI>are<Fi> with him, and lodge all night; and they rise in the morning, and he saith, `Send me to my lord;'
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and her brother saith--her mother also--`Let the young person abide with us a week or ten days, afterwards doth she go.'
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And he saith unto them, `Do not delay me, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way; send me away, and I go to my lord;'
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and they say, `Let us call for the young person, and ask at her mouth;'
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and they call for Rebekah, and say unto her, `Dost thou go with this man?' and she saith, `I go.'
59
And they send away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men;
60
and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it.'
61
And Rebekah and her young women arise, and ride on the camels, and go after the man; and the servant taketh Rebekah and goeth.
62
And Isaac hath come in from the entrance of the Well of the Living One, my Beholder; and he is dwelling in the land of the south,
63
and Isaac goeth out to meditate in the field, at the turning of the evening, and he lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, camels are coming.
64
And Rebekah lifteth up her eyes, and seeth Isaac, and alighteth from off the camel;
65
and she saith unto the servant, `Who <FI>is<Fi> this man who is walking in the field to meet us?' and the servant saith, `It <FI>is<Fi> my lord;' and she taketh the veil, and covereth herself.
66
And the servant recounteth to Isaac all the things that he hath done,
67
and Isaac bringeth her in unto the tent of Sarah his mother, and he taketh Rebekah, and she becometh his wife, and he loveth her, and Isaac is comforted after <FI>the death of<Fi> his mother.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).