1 N ow Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.

¶ And Abraham was old and well stricken in age, and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

2 A braham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, “ Please place your hand under my thigh,

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

3 a nd I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,

and I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of the heavens 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;

4 b ut you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

but thou shalt go unto my country and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

5 T he servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”

And the slave said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land, must I therefore bring thy son again unto the land from which thou didst come?

6 T hen Abraham said to him, “ Beware that you do not take my son back there!

And Abraham said unto him, Beware that thou not bring my son there again.

7 T he Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘ To your descendants I will give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my kindred and who spoke unto me and swore 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 there.

8 B ut if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this my oath; only do not take my son back there.”

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be free from this my oath; only do not bring my son there again.

9 S o the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

Then the slave put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning that matter.

10 T hen the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master’s in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

¶ And the slave took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed with the best of what his master had in his hand; and he arose and went to Ara-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.

11 H e made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.

And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

12 H e said, “ O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham.

And he said, O LORD, God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, to have a good encounter this day and show mercy unto my master Abraham.

13 B ehold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

Behold, I stand here by the fountain of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out for water:

14 n ow may it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar so that I may drink,’ and who answers, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels also’— may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master.” Rebekah Is Chosen

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 to drink also; let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy slave Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shown mercy unto my master.

15 B efore he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.

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.

16 T he girl was very beautiful, a virgin, and no man had had relations with her; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up.

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known; and she went down to the fountain and filled her pitcher and was coming back up.

17 T hen the servant ran to meet her, and said, “ Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”

Then the slave ran to meet her and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

18 S he said, “Drink, my lord”; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.

And she said, Drink, my lord, and she hastened to let down her pitcher upon her hand and gave him drink.

19 N ow when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw also for your camels until they have finished drinking.”

And when she had finished giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also until they have finished drinking.

20 S o she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.

And she hastened and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water and drew for all his camels.

21 M eanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

And the man marveled at her in silence, to see whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.

22 W hen the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,

And it came to pass as the camels had finished drinking that the man took a golden pendant of half a shekel weight and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold

23 a nd said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to lodge in your father’s house?”

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 S he said to him, “ I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she gave birth unto Nahor.

25 A gain she said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to lodge in.”

She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and fodder enough and room to lodge in.

26 T hen the man bowed low and worshiped the Lord.

Then the man bowed down his head and worshipped the LORD.

27 H e said, “ Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His lovingkindness and His truth toward my master; as for me, the Lord has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”

And he said, Blessed be the LORD, God of my master Abraham, who has not lifted his mercy and his truth from my master, the LORD leading me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.

28 T hen the girl ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

And the damsel ran and told those of her mother’s house these things.

29 N ow Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran outside to the man at the spring.

¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man to the fountain.

30 W hen he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “ This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

And it came to pass when he saw the pendant and the bracelets upon his sister’s hands, she said, Thus spoke the man unto me; then he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.

31 A nd he said, “ Come in, blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?”

And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; why dost thou stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and the place for the camels.

32 S o the man entered the house. Then Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

Then the man came into the house, and Laban ungirded his camels and gave straw and fodder for the camels and water to wash his feet and the men’s feet that were with him.

33 B ut when food was set before him to eat, he said, “I will not eat until I have told my business.” And he said, “Speak on.”

And they set food before him to eat, but he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said unto him, Speak on.

34 S o he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

And he said, I am Abraham’s slave.

35 T he Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.

And the LORD has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold and menslaves and maidslaves and camels and asses.

36 N ow Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master in her old age, and he has given him all that he has.

And Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old, unto whom he has given all that he has.

37 M y 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;

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;

38 b ut you shall go to my father’s house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

but thou shalt go unto my father’s house and to my kindred and take from there a wife for my son.

39 I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman does not follow me.’

And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.

40 H e said to me, ‘ The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s house;

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 lineage and of my father’s house;

41 t hen you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

then shalt thou be free from this my oath, when thou hast come unto my lineage; and if they give her not unto thee, thou shalt be free from my oath.

42 “ So I came today to the spring, and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go successful;

And I came this day unto the fountain and said, O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost prosper my way by which I go,

43 b ehold, I am standing by the spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “ Please let me drink a little water from your jar”;

behold, I stand by the fountain of water; let it come to pass, therefore, that the virgin who comes forth to draw water unto whom I say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

44 a nd she will say to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”; let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’

and if she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels, let the same be the woman whom the LORD has prepared for my master’s son.

45 “ Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew, and I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’

And before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and she went down unto the fountain and drew water, and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

46 S he quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, ‘ Drink, and I will water your camels also’; so I drank, and she watered the camels also.

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 gave to drink unto the camels also.

47 T hen I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ 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 wrists.

And I asked her and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore unto him. Then I put the pendant over her nose and the bracelets upon her hands.

48 A nd I bowed low and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.

And I bowed down my head and worshipped the LORD and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of the truth to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

49 S o now if you are going to deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, let me know, that I may turn to the right hand or the left.”

And now if ye will deal in mercy and truth with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.

50 T hen Laban and Bethuel replied, “ The matter comes from the Lord; so we cannot speak to you bad or good.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51 H ere is Rebekah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has spoken.”

Behold, Rebekah is before thee; take her and go and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.

52 W hen Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the Lord.

And it came to pass that when Abraham’s slave heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

53 T he servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

And the slave brought forth vessels of silver and vessels of gold and raiment and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

54 T hen he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they arose in the morning, he said, “ Send me away to my master.”

¶ And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and slept; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

55 B ut her brother and her mother said, “ Let the girl stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go.”

Then her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

56 H e said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”

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

57 A nd they said, “We will call the girl and consult her wishes.”

Then they said, We will call the damsel and enquire at her mouth.

58 T hen they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”

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

59 T hus they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

So they sent away Rebekah, their sister, and her nurse and Abraham’s slave and his men.

60 T hey blessed Rebekah and said to her, “May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them.”

And they blessed Rebekah and said unto her, Thou art our sister; be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those who hate them.

61 T hen Rebekah arose with her maids, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed. Isaac Marries Rebekah

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels and followed the man; and the slave took Rebekah and went away.

62 N ow Isaac had come from going to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the Negev.

¶ And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the land of the Negev.

63 I saac went out to meditate in the field toward evening; and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming.

And Isaac had gone out to pray in the field at the evening hour; and he lifted up his eyes and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming.

64 R ebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel.

And Rebekah also lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.

65 S he said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master.” Then she took her veil and covered herself.

For she had asked the slave, What man is this that walks in the field to meet us? And the slave had said, This is my master; therefore she took a veil and covered herself.

66 T he servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

Then the slave told Isaac all the things that he had done.

67 T hen Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her; thus Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent and took Rebekah as his wife; and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.