Genesis 24:34-67.
Genesis 24:34-67 (GNT)
34 "I am the servant of Abraham," he began. 35 "The LORD has greatly
blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of
sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels,
and donkeys. 36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore him a son when she was
old, and my master has given everything he owns to him. 37 My master
made me promise with a vow to obey his command. He said, 'Do not
choose a wife for my son from the young women in the land of Canaan.
38 Instead, go to my father's people, to my relatives, and choose a
wife for him. ' 39 And I asked my master, "What if she will not come
with me?" 40 He answered, 'The LORD, whom I have always obeyed, will
send his angel with you and give you success. You will get for my son
a wife from my own people, from my father's family. 41 There is only
one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives
and they refuse you, then you will be free. ' 42 When I came to the
well today, I prayed, ' LORD, God of my master Abraham, please give me
success in what I am doing. 43 Here I am at the well. When a young
woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of
water from her jar. 44 If she agrees and also offers to bring water
for my camels, may she be the one that you have chosen as the wife for
my master's son. ' 45 Before I had finished my silent prayer, Rebecca
came with a water jar on her shoulder and went down to the well to get
water. I said to her, "Please give me a drink." 46 She quickly lowered
her jar from her shoulder and said, "Drink, and I will also water your
camels." So I drank, and she watered the camels. 47 I asked her, "Who
is your father?" And she answered, "My father is Bethuel son of Nahor
and Milcah." Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her
arms. 48 I knelt down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the
God of my master Abraham, who had led me straight to my master's
relative, where I found his daughter for my master's son. 49 Now, if
you intend to fulfill your responsibility toward my master and treat
him fairly, please tell me; if not, say so, and I will decide what to
do. " 50 Laban and Bethuel answered, "Since this matter comes from the
LORD, it is not for us to make a decision. 51 Here is Rebecca; take
her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD
himself has said. " 52 When the servant of Abraham heard this, he
bowed down and worshiped the LORD. 53 Then he brought out clothing and
silver and gold jewelry, and gave them to Rebecca. He also gave
expensive gifts to her brother and to her mother. 54 Then Abraham's
servant and the men with him ate and drank, and spent the night there.
When they got up in the morning, he said, "Let me go back to my
master." 55 But Rebecca's brother and her mother said, "Let her stay
with us a week or ten days, and then she may go." 56 But he said,
"Don't make us stay. The LORD has made my journey a success; let me go
back to my master. " 57 They answered, "Let's call her and find out
what she has to say." 58 So they called Rebecca and asked, "Do you
want to go with this man?" "Yes," she answered. 59 So they let Rebecca
and her old family servant go with Abraham's servant and his men. 60
And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: "May you, sister,
become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities
of their enemies!" 61 Then Rebecca and her young women got ready and
mounted the camels to go with Abraham's servant, and they all started
out. 62 Isaac had come into the wilderness of "The Well of the Living
One Who Sees Me" and was staying in the southern part of Canaan. 63 He
went out in the early evening to take a walk in the fields and saw
camels coming. 64 When Rebecca saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
65 and asked Abraham's servant, "Who is that man walking toward us in
the field?" "He is my master," the servant answered. So she took her
scarf and covered her face. 66 The servant told Isaac everything he
had done. 67 Then Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother
Sarah had lived in, and she became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca, and
so he was comforted for the loss of his mother."
God bless you.
34 "I am the servant of Abraham," he began. 35 "The LORD has greatly
blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of
sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels,
and donkeys. 36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore him a son when she was
old, and my master has given everything he owns to him. 37 My master
made me promise with a vow to obey his command. He said, 'Do not
choose a wife for my son from the young women in the land of Canaan.
38 Instead, go to my father's people, to my relatives, and choose a
wife for him. ' 39 And I asked my master, "What if she will not come
with me?" 40 He answered, 'The LORD, whom I have always obeyed, will
send his angel with you and give you success. You will get for my son
a wife from my own people, from my father's family. 41 There is only
one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives
and they refuse you, then you will be free. ' 42 When I came to the
well today, I prayed, ' LORD, God of my master Abraham, please give me
success in what I am doing. 43 Here I am at the well. When a young
woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of
water from her jar. 44 If she agrees and also offers to bring water
for my camels, may she be the one that you have chosen as the wife for
my master's son. ' 45 Before I had finished my silent prayer, Rebecca
came with a water jar on her shoulder and went down to the well to get
water. I said to her, "Please give me a drink." 46 She quickly lowered
her jar from her shoulder and said, "Drink, and I will also water your
camels." So I drank, and she watered the camels. 47 I asked her, "Who
is your father?" And she answered, "My father is Bethuel son of Nahor
and Milcah." Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her
arms. 48 I knelt down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the
God of my master Abraham, who had led me straight to my master's
relative, where I found his daughter for my master's son. 49 Now, if
you intend to fulfill your responsibility toward my master and treat
him fairly, please tell me; if not, say so, and I will decide what to
do. " 50 Laban and Bethuel answered, "Since this matter comes from the
LORD, it is not for us to make a decision. 51 Here is Rebecca; take
her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the LORD
himself has said. " 52 When the servant of Abraham heard this, he
bowed down and worshiped the LORD. 53 Then he brought out clothing and
silver and gold jewelry, and gave them to Rebecca. He also gave
expensive gifts to her brother and to her mother. 54 Then Abraham's
servant and the men with him ate and drank, and spent the night there.
When they got up in the morning, he said, "Let me go back to my
master." 55 But Rebecca's brother and her mother said, "Let her stay
with us a week or ten days, and then she may go." 56 But he said,
"Don't make us stay. The LORD has made my journey a success; let me go
back to my master. " 57 They answered, "Let's call her and find out
what she has to say." 58 So they called Rebecca and asked, "Do you
want to go with this man?" "Yes," she answered. 59 So they let Rebecca
and her old family servant go with Abraham's servant and his men. 60
And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: "May you, sister,
become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities
of their enemies!" 61 Then Rebecca and her young women got ready and
mounted the camels to go with Abraham's servant, and they all started
out. 62 Isaac had come into the wilderness of "The Well of the Living
One Who Sees Me" and was staying in the southern part of Canaan. 63 He
went out in the early evening to take a walk in the fields and saw
camels coming. 64 When Rebecca saw Isaac, she got down from her camel
65 and asked Abraham's servant, "Who is that man walking toward us in
the field?" "He is my master," the servant answered. So she took her
scarf and covered her face. 66 The servant told Isaac everything he
had done. 67 Then Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother
Sarah had lived in, and she became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca, and
so he was comforted for the loss of his mother."
God bless you.
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