24:1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things:

24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

24:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac:

24:5 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:

24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again:

24:7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father' s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence:

24:8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again:

24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter:

24:10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor:

24:11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw:

24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham:

24:13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

24:14 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 shewed kindness unto my master:

24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham' s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder:

24:16 And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up:

24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher:

24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink:

24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have done drinking:

24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels:

24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not:

24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold:

24:23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in] thy father' s house for us to lodge in:

24:24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor:

24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in:

24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD:

24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master' s brethren:

24:28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother' s house these things:

24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well:

24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and 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 stood by the camels at the well:

24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels:

24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men' s feet that [were] with him:

24:33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on:

24:34 And he said, I [am] Abraham' s servant:

24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses:

24:36 And Sarah my master' s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath:

24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

24:38 But thou shalt go unto my father' s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son:

24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me:

24:40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father' s house:

24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath:

24:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:

24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink:

24:44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master' s son:

24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee:

24:46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also:

24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor' s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands:

24:48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master' s brother' s daughter unto his son:

24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left:

24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good:

24:51 Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy master' s son' s wife, as the LORD hath spoken:

24:52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham' s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the earth:

24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things:

24:54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were] with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master:

24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she shall go:

24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master:

24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth:

24:58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go:

24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham' s servant, and his men:

24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them:

24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way:

24:62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai- roi; for he dwelt in the south country:

24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming:

24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel:

24:65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself:

24:66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done:

24:67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah' s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother' s: