Genesis 24
1 And Abraham he was old he had come in days and Yahweh he had blessed Abraham in everything.
Abraham was old, and well advanced in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And he said Abraham to servant his old of household his who was ruling over all that [belonged] to him put please hand your under thigh my.
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
3 So I may make swear you by Yahweh [the] God of the heavens and [the] God of the earth that not you will take a wife for son my from [the] daughters of the Canaanite[s] whom I [am] dwelling in midst its.
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.
4 For to land my and to kindred my you will go and you will take a wife for son my for Isaac.
But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
5 And he said to him the servant perhaps not she will be willing the woman to go after me to the land this ¿ really will I take back son your to the land where you came out from there.
The servant said to him, “What if the woman is not willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”
6 And he said to him Abraham take heed to yourself lest you should take back son my there towards.
Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not bring my son there again.
7 Yahweh - [the] God of the heavens who he took me from [the] household of father my and from [the] land of kindred my and who he spoke to me and who he swore an oath to me saying to offspring your I will give the land this he he will send angel his before you and you will take a wife for son my from there.
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.
8 And if not she will be willing the woman to go after you and you will be free from oath my this only son my not you must take back there towards.
If the woman is not willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”
9 And he put the servant hand his under [the] thigh of Abraham master his and he swore an oath to him on the matter this.
The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 And he took the servant ten camels from [the] camels of master his and he went and every good thing of master his [was] in hand his and he arose and he went to Aram Naharaim to [the] city of Nahor.
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.
11 And he made kneel the camels from [the] outside of the city to [the] well of the water to [the] time of evening to [the] time of [the] going out of the [women who] draw water.
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.
12 And he said - O Yahweh [the] God of master my Abraham make happen please before me this day and do covenant loyalty with master my Abraham.
He said, “LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13 Here! I [am] standing at [the] spring of the water and [the] daughters of [the] people of the city [are] coming out to draw water.
Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14 And it will be the young woman whom I will say to her bend down please jar your so I may drink and she will say drink and also camels your I will give a drink to her you have appointed for servant your for Isaac and by it I will know that you have done covenant loyalty with master my.
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.”
15 And it was he not yet he had finished to speak and there! Rebekah [was] coming out who she had been born to Bethuel [the] son of Milcah [the] wife of Nahor [the] brother of Abraham and jar her [was] on shoulder her.
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.
16 And the young woman [was] good of appearance exceedingly a virgin and a man not he had known her and she went down the spring towards and she filled jar her and she came up.
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.
17 And he ran the servant to meet her and he said give to drink me please a little of water from jar your.
The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
18 And she said drink O lord my and she hurried and she put down jar her on hand her and she gave a drink him.
She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
19 And she finished to give a drink him and she said also for camels your I will draw water until they have finished to drink.
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
20 And she hurried and she emptied jar her into the watering channel and she ran again to the well to draw water and she drew water for all camels his.
She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man [was] gazing to her being silent to know ¿ had he made successful Yahweh journey his or? not.
The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it was just as they had finished the camels to drink and he took the man a ring of gold [was] a beka weight its and two bracelets on hands her [was] ten of gold weight their.
As the camels had done drinking, the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
23 And he said daughter of whom? [are] you tell please to me ¿ [is] there [the] house of father your room for us to stay [the] night.
and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”
24 And she said to him [am] [the] daughter of Bethuel I [the] son of Milcah whom she bore to Nahor.
She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
25 And she said to him both straw as well as fodder much which [is] with us also room to stay [the] night.
She said moreover to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge in.”
26 And he bowed low the man and he bowed down to Yahweh.
The man bowed his head, and worshiped the LORD.
27 And he said [be] blessed Yahweh [the] God of master my Abraham who not he has left covenant loyalty his and faithfulness his from with master my I on the journey he has led me Yahweh [the] house of [the] relatives of master my.
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.”
28 And she ran the young woman and she told to [the] household of mother her according to the things these.
The young lady ran, and told her mother’s house about these words.
29 And [belonged] to Rebekah a brother and name his [was] Laban and he ran Laban to the man the outside towards to the spring.
Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
30 And it was - when saw the ring and the bracelets on [the] hands of sister his and just as heard he [the] words of Rebekah sister his saying thus he spoke to me the man and he went to the man and there! [he was] standing with the camels at the spring.
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.
31 And he said come O [one] blessed of Yahweh why? are you standing on the outside and I I have made clear the house and a place for the camels.
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.”
32 And he went the man the house towards and he unharnessed the camels and he gave straw and fodder to the camels and water to wash feet his and [the] feet of the men who [were] with him.
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.
33 (And it was put *Q(K)*) before him to eat and he said not I will eat until I have spoken words my and he said speak.
Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” Laban said, “Speak on.”
34 And he said [am] [the] servant of Abraham I.
He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35 And Yahweh he has blessed master my exceedingly and he has become great and he has given to him sheep and cattle and silver and gold and [male] servants and female servants and camels and donkeys.
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.
36 And she has borne Sarah [the] wife of master my a son to master my after old age her and he has given to him all that [belongs] to him.
Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
37 And he made swear an oath me master my saying not (you must take *LA(bh)*) a wife for son my from [the] daughters of the Canaanite[s] whom I [am] dwelling in land its.
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,
38 If not to [the] house of father my you will go and to family my and you will take a wife for son my.
but you shall go to my father’s house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’
39 And I said to master my perhaps not she will go the woman after me.
I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not follow me?’
40 And he said to me Yahweh whom I have walked about before him he will send angel his with you and he will make successful journey your and you will take a wife for son my from family my and from [the] household of father my.
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.
41 Then you will be free from oath my for you will go to family my and if not they will give [her] to you and you will be free from oath my.
Then you will be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they do not give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.’
42 And I came this day to the spring and I said O Yahweh [the] God of master my Abraham if [are] there you please [are] making successful journey my which I [am] going on it.
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—
43 Here! I [am] standing at [the] spring of the water and it will be the young woman who will come out to draw water and I will say to her give to drink me please a little of water from jar your.
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,”
44 And she will say to me both you drink and also for camels your I will draw water she [be] the woman whom he has appointed Yahweh for [the] son of master my.
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.’
45 I not yet I had finished to speak to heart my and there! Rebekah [was] coming out and jar her [was] on shoulder her and she went down the spring towards and she drew water and I said to her give a drink me please.
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.’
46 And she hurried and she put down jar her from on her and she said drink and also camels your I will give a drink to and I drank and also the camels she gave a drink.
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.
47 And I asked her and I said daughter of whom? [are] you and she said [the] daughter of Bethuel [the] son of Nahor whom she bore to him Milcah and I put the ring on nose her and the bracelets on hands her.
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.
48 And I bowed low and I bowed down to Yahweh and I blessed Yahweh [the] God of master my Abraham who he had led me in [the] way of truth to take [the] daughter of [the] brother of master my for son his.
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.
49 And now if [are] there you doing loyalty and faithfulness with master my tell to me and if not tell to me so I may turn to right or to left.
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.”
50 And he answered Laban and Bethuel and they said from Yahweh it has come out the matter not we are able to speak to you evil or good.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from the LORD. We cannot speak to you bad or good.
51 Here! Rebekah [is] before you take [her] and go so may she be a wife for [the] son of master your just as he has spoken Yahweh.
Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the LORD has spoken.”
52 And it was just as he heard [the] servant of Abraham words their and he bowed down [the] ground towards to Yahweh.
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD.
53 And he brought out the servant articles of silver and articles of gold and garments and he gave [them] to Rebekah and precious gifts he gave to brother her and to mother her.
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.
54 And they ate and they drank he and the men who [were] with him and they stayed [the] night and they arose in the morning and he said send away me to master my.
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.”
55 And he said brother her and mother her let her remain the young woman with us days or ten (after *L(S)*) she will go.
Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young lady stay with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go.”
56 And he said to them may not you delay me and Yahweh he has made successful journey my send away me so let me go to master my.
He said to them, “Do not hinder me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.”
57 And they said let us summon the young woman and let us ask mouth her.
They said, “We will call the young lady, and ask her.”
58 And they summoned Rebekah and they said to her ¿ will you go with the man this and she said I will go.
They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
59 And they sent away Rebekah sister their and suckling-nurse her and [the] servant of Abraham and men his.
They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah and they said to her O sister our you become thousands of ten thousand so may it take possession of offspring your [the] gate of [those who] hate it.
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.”
61 And she arose Rebekah and maids her and they rode on the camels and they went after the man and he took the servant Rebekah and he went.
Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac he came from going Beer Lahai Roi and he [was] dwelling in [the] land of the Negev.
Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the land of the South.
63 And he went out Isaac to meditate in the field to [the] turning of evening and he lifted up eyes his and he saw and there! camels [were] coming.
Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He lifted up his eyes and looked. Behold, there were camels coming.
64 And she lifted up Rebekah eyes her and she saw Isaac and she fell from on the camel.
Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she got off the camel.
65 And she said to the servant who? [is] the man this who is walking in the field to meet us and he said the servant it [is] master my and she took the veil and she covered herself.
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.
66 And he recounted the servant to Isaac all the things which he had done.
The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 And he brought her Isaac the tent of towards Sarah mother his and he took Rebekah and she became of him a wife and he loved her and he was comforted Isaac after mother his.
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.
