Genesis 24
1 And Abraham he was old he had come in days and Yahweh he had blessed Abraham in everything.
Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.
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.
And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:
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.
And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
4 For to land my and to kindred my you will go and you will take a wife for son my for Isaac.
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there 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.
And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?
6 And he said to him Abraham take heed to yourself lest you should take back son my there towards.
And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.
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 God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
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.
And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.
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.
And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
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.
And the servant took ten of his master's camels, and all sorts of good things of his master's, and went to Mesopotamia, to the town 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.
And he made the camels take their rest outside the town by the water-spring in the evening, at the time when the women came to get 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.
And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy 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.
See, I am waiting here by the water-spring; and the daughters of the town are coming out to get 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.
Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.
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.
And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.
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.
She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.
17 And he ran the servant to meet her and he said give to drink me please a little of water from jar your.
And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.
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.
And she said, Take a drink, my lord: and quickly letting down her vessel onto her hand, she 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.
And having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough.
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.
And after putting the water from her vessel into the animals' drinking-place, she went quickly back to the spring and got water for all the camels.
21 And the man [was] gazing to her being silent to know ¿ had he made successful Yahweh journey his or? not.
And the man, looking at her, said nothing, waiting to see if the Lord had given his journey a good outcome.
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.
And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms 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 to her, Whose daughter are you? is there room in your father's house for us?
24 And she said to him [am] [the] daughter of Bethuel I [the] son of Milcah whom she bore to Nahor.
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.
25 And she said to him both straw as well as fodder much which [is] with us also room to stay [the] night.
And she said, We have a great store of dry grass and cattle-food, and there is room for you.
26 And he bowed low the man and he bowed down to Yahweh.
And with bent head the man gave worship to 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.
And said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has given a sign that he is good and true to my master, by guiding me straight to the house of my master's family.
28 And she ran the young woman and she told to [the] household of mother her according to the things these.
So the girl went running and took the news of these things to her mother's house
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.
Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he came out quickly to the man at the water-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.
And when he saw the nose-ring and the ornaments on his sister's hands, and when she gave him word of what the man had said to her, then he went out to the man who was waiting with the camels by the water-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.
And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place 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.
Then the man came into the house, and Laban took their cords off the camels and gave them dry grass and food, and he gave to him and the men who were with him water for washing their feet.
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.
And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.
34 And he said [am] [the] servant of Abraham I.
And 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 given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.
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.
And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.
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.
And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
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 go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.
39 And I said to master my perhaps not she will go the woman after me.
And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with 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.
And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and 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.
And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your 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.
And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey,
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.
Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,
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.
Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord 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.
And even while I was saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her vessel on her arm; and she went down to the spring to get water; and I said to her, Give me a 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.
And straight away she took down her vessel from her arm, and said, Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels.
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.
And questioning her, I said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, and Milcah his wife. Then I put the ring on her nose and the ornaments 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.
And with bent head I gave worship and praise to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, by whom I had been guided in the right way, to get the daughter of my master's brother 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.
And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.
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 said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.
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.
See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.
52 And it was just as he heard [the] servant of Abraham words their and he bowed down [the] ground towards to Yahweh.
And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise 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.
Then he took jewels of silver and jewels of gold and fair robes and gave them to Rebekah: and he gave things of value to her mother and her brother.
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.
Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back 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.
But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl be with us a week or ten days, and then she may 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.
And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.
57 And they said let us summon the young woman and let us ask mouth her.
And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.
58 And they summoned Rebekah and they said to her ¿ will you go with the man this and she said I will go.
And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.
59 And they sent away Rebekah sister their and suckling-nurse her and [the] servant of Abraham and men his.
So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with 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.
And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against 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.
So Rebekah and her servant-women went with the man, seated on the camels; and so the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.
62 And Isaac he came from going Beer Lahai Roi and he [was] dwelling in [the] land of the Negev.
Now Isaac had come through the waste land to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in 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.
And when the evening was near, he went wandering out into the fields, and lifting up his eyes he saw camels coming.
64 And she lifted up Rebekah eyes her and she saw Isaac and she fell from on the camel.
And when Rebekah, looking up, saw Isaac, she got down from her 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.
And said to the servant, Who is that man coming to us through the field? And the servant said, It is my master: then she took her veil, covering her face with it.
66 And he recounted the servant to Isaac all the things which he had done.
Then the servant gave Isaac the story of all 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.
And Isaac took Rebekah into his tent and she became his wife; and in his love for her, Isaac was comforted after his father's death.
