Genesis 24:1-33.
Genesis 24:1-33 (GNT)
1 "Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in
everything he did. 2 He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge
of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.
3 I want you to make a vow in the name of the LORD, the God of heaven
and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people
here in Canaan. 4 You must go back to the country where I was born and
get a wife for my son Isaac from among my relatives. " 5 But the
servant asked, "What if the young woman will not leave home to come
with me to this land? Shall I send your son back to the land you came
from?" 6 Abraham answered, "Make sure that you don't send my son back
there! 7 The LORD, the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my
father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me
that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel
before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son. 8 If the
young woman is not willing to come with you, you will be free from
this promise. But you must not under any circumstances take my son
back there. " 9 So the servant put his hand between the thighs of
Abraham, his master, and made a vow to do what Abraham had asked. 10
The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his
master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern
Mesopotamia. 11 When he arrived, he made the camels kneel down at the
well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when women came
out to get water. 12 He prayed, " LORD, God of my master Abraham, give
me success today and keep your promise to my master. 13 Here I am at
the well where the young women of the city will be coming to get
water. 14 I will say to one of them, "Please, lower your jar and let
me have a drink." If she says, "Drink, and I will also bring water for
your camels," may she be the one that you have chosen for your servant
Isaac. If this happens, I will know that you have kept your promise to
my master. " 15 Before he had finished praying, Rebecca arrived with a
water jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was
the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife Milcah. 16 She was a
very beautiful young woman and still a virgin. She went down to the
well, filled her jar, and came back. 17 The servant ran to meet her
and said, "Please give me a drink of water from your jar." 18 She
said, "Drink, sir," and quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and
held it while he drank. 19 When he had finished, she said, "I will
also bring water for your camels and let them have all they want." 20
She quickly emptied her jar into the animals' drinking trough and ran
to the well to get more water, until she had watered all his camels.
21 The man kept watching her in silence, to see if the LORD had given
him success. 22 When she had finished, the man took an expensive gold
ring and put it in her nose and put two large gold bracelets on her
arms. 23 He said, "Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in
his house for my men and me to spend the night?" 24 "My father is
Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah," she answered. 25 "There is plenty of
straw and fodder at our house, and there is a place for you to stay."
26 Then the man knelt down and worshiped the LORD. 27 He said, "Praise
the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has faithfully kept his
promise to my master. The LORD has led me straight to my master's
relatives. " 28 The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the
whole story. 29 Now Rebecca had a brother named Laban, and he ran
outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. 30 Laban had
seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had
heard her say what the man had told her. He went to Abraham's servant,
who was standing by his camels at the well, 31 and said, "Come home
with me. You are a man whom the LORD has blessed. Why are you standing
out here? I have a room ready for you in my house, and there is a
place for your camels. " 32 So the man went into the house, and Laban
unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought
water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. 33 When
food was brought, the man said, "I will not eat until I have said what
I have to say." Laban said, "Go on and speak."
God bless you.
1 "Abraham was now very old, and the LORD had blessed him in
everything he did. 2 He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge
of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.
3 I want you to make a vow in the name of the LORD, the God of heaven
and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people
here in Canaan. 4 You must go back to the country where I was born and
get a wife for my son Isaac from among my relatives. " 5 But the
servant asked, "What if the young woman will not leave home to come
with me to this land? Shall I send your son back to the land you came
from?" 6 Abraham answered, "Make sure that you don't send my son back
there! 7 The LORD, the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my
father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me
that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel
before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son. 8 If the
young woman is not willing to come with you, you will be free from
this promise. But you must not under any circumstances take my son
back there. " 9 So the servant put his hand between the thighs of
Abraham, his master, and made a vow to do what Abraham had asked. 10
The servant, who was in charge of Abraham's property, took ten of his
master's camels and went to the city where Nahor had lived in northern
Mesopotamia. 11 When he arrived, he made the camels kneel down at the
well outside the city. It was late afternoon, the time when women came
out to get water. 12 He prayed, " LORD, God of my master Abraham, give
me success today and keep your promise to my master. 13 Here I am at
the well where the young women of the city will be coming to get
water. 14 I will say to one of them, "Please, lower your jar and let
me have a drink." If she says, "Drink, and I will also bring water for
your camels," may she be the one that you have chosen for your servant
Isaac. If this happens, I will know that you have kept your promise to
my master. " 15 Before he had finished praying, Rebecca arrived with a
water jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was
the son of Abraham's brother Nahor and his wife Milcah. 16 She was a
very beautiful young woman and still a virgin. She went down to the
well, filled her jar, and came back. 17 The servant ran to meet her
and said, "Please give me a drink of water from your jar." 18 She
said, "Drink, sir," and quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and
held it while he drank. 19 When he had finished, she said, "I will
also bring water for your camels and let them have all they want." 20
She quickly emptied her jar into the animals' drinking trough and ran
to the well to get more water, until she had watered all his camels.
21 The man kept watching her in silence, to see if the LORD had given
him success. 22 When she had finished, the man took an expensive gold
ring and put it in her nose and put two large gold bracelets on her
arms. 23 He said, "Please tell me who your father is. Is there room in
his house for my men and me to spend the night?" 24 "My father is
Bethuel son of Nahor and Milcah," she answered. 25 "There is plenty of
straw and fodder at our house, and there is a place for you to stay."
26 Then the man knelt down and worshiped the LORD. 27 He said, "Praise
the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has faithfully kept his
promise to my master. The LORD has led me straight to my master's
relatives. " 28 The young woman ran to her mother's house and told the
whole story. 29 Now Rebecca had a brother named Laban, and he ran
outside to go to the well where Abraham's servant was. 30 Laban had
seen the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms and had
heard her say what the man had told her. He went to Abraham's servant,
who was standing by his camels at the well, 31 and said, "Come home
with me. You are a man whom the LORD has blessed. Why are you standing
out here? I have a room ready for you in my house, and there is a
place for your camels. " 32 So the man went into the house, and Laban
unloaded the camels and gave them straw and fodder. Then he brought
water for Abraham's servant and his men to wash their feet. 33 When
food was brought, the man said, "I will not eat until I have said what
I have to say." Laban said, "Go on and speak."
God bless you.
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