24:1 And Abraam was old, advanced in days,
and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
24:2 And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule
over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh,
24:3 and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of
the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of
the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
24:4 But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my
tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac.
24:5 And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back thy son to the land
whence thou camest forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return
with me to this land?
24:6 And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son
back thither.
24:7 The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out
of my father's house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me,
and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed,
he shall send his angel before thee, an thou shalt take a wife to my son
from thence.
24:8 And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this
land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again.
24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and
swore to him concerning this matter.
24:10 And the servant took ten camels of his master's camels, and [he took]
of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into
Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor.
24:11 And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards
evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
24:12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraam, prosper my way before me
to day, and deal mercifully with my master Abraam.
24:13 Lo! I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of them that
inhabit the city come forth to draw water.
24:14 And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy
water-pot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give
thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking-- even this one thou
hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast
dealt mercifully with my master Abraam.
24:15 And it came to pass before he had done speaking in his mind, that
behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, the wife of
Nachor, and [the same] the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a water-pot
on her shoulders.
24:16 And the virgin was very beautiful in appearance, she was a virgin, a
man had not known her; and she went down to the well, and filled her
water-pot, and came up.
24:17 And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water
to drink out of thy pitcher;
24:18 and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher
upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
24:19 And she said, I will also draw water for thy camels, till they shall
all have drunk.
24:20 And she hasted, and emptied the water-pot into the trough, and ran to
the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
24:21 And the man took great notice of her, and remained silent to know
whether the Lord had made his way prosperous or not.
24:22 And it came to pass when all the camels ceased drinking, that the man
took golden ear-rings, each of a drachm weight, and he [put] two bracelets
on her hands, their weight was ten pieces of gold.
24:23 And he asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me if there
is room for us to lodge with thy father.
24:24 And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bathuel the son of Melcha,
whom she bore to Nachor.
24:25 And she said to him, We have both straw and much provender, and a
place for resting.
24:26 And the man being well pleased, worshiped the Lord,
24:27 and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraam, who has not
suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the
Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.
24:28 And the damsel ran and reported to the house of her mother according
to these words.
24:29 And Rebecca had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to
meet the man, to the well.
24:30 And it came to pass when he saw the ear-rings and the bracelets on the
hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister,
saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by
the camels at the well.
24:31 And he said to him, Come in hither, thou blessed of the Lord, why
standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the
camels?
24:32 And the man entered into the house, and unloaded the camels, and gave
the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of
the men that were with him.
24:33 And he set before them loaves to eat; but he said, I will not eat,
until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on.
24:34 And he said, I am a servant of Abraam;
24:35 and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he
has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and
servant-maids, camels, and asses.
24:36 And Sarrha my master's wife bore one son to my master after he had
grown old; and he gave him whatever he had.
24:37 And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife
to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their
land.
24:38 But thou shalt go to the house of my father, and to my tribe, and thou
shalt take thence a wife for my son.
24:39 And I said to my master, Haply the woman will not go with me.
24:40 And he said to me, The Lord God to whom I have been acceptable in his
presence, himself shall send out his angel with thee, and shall prosper thy
journey, and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my tribe, and of the house
of my father.
24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from my curse, for whensoever thou shalt have
come to my tribe, and they shall not give her to thee, then shalt thou be
clear from my oath.
24:42 And having come this day to the well, I said, Lord God of my master
Abraam, if thou prosperest my journey on which I am now going,
24:43 behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of
the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be [that] the damsel to whom
I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher,
24:44 and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will draw water for
thy camels, this [shall be] the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own
servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my
master Abraam.
24:45 And it came to pass before I had done speaking in my mind, straightway
Rebecca came forth, having her pitcher on her shoulders; and she went down
to the well, and drew water; and I said to her, Give me to drink.
24:46 And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and
said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she
gave the camels drink.
24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me; and she
said, I am daughter of Bathuel the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him;
and I put on her the earrings, and the bracelets on her hands.
24:48 And being well-pleased I worshiped the Lord, and I blessed the Lord
the God of my master Abraam, who has prospered me in a true way, so that I
should take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
24:49 If then ye [will] deal mercifully and justly with my lord, [tell me],
and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.
24:50 And Laban and Bathuel answered and said, This matter has come forth
from the Lord, we shall not be able to answer thee bad or good.
24:51 Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go away, and let her be
wife to the son of thy master, as the Lord has said.
24:52 And it came to pass when the servant of Abraam heard these words, he
bowed himself to the Lord down to the earth.
24:53 And the servant having brought forth jewels of silver and gold and
raiment, gave them to Rebecca, and gave gifts to her brother, and to her
mother.
24:54 And both he and the men with him ate and drank and went to sleep. And
he arose in the morning and said, Send me away, that I may go to my master.
24:55 And her brethren and her mother said, Let the virgin remain with us
about ten days, and after that she shall depart.
24:56 But he said to them, Hinder me not, for the Lord has prospered my
journey for me; send me away, that I may depart to my master.
24:57 And they said, Let us call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
24:58 And they called Rebecca, and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man?
and she said, I will go.
24:59 So they sent forth Rebecca their sister, and her goods, and the
servant of Abraam, and his attendants.
24:60 And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become
thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their
enemies.
24:61 And Rebecca rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and
went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebecca, departed.
24:62 And Isaac went through the wilderness to the well of the vision, and
he dwelt in the land toward the south.
24:63 And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and
having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
24:64 And Rebecca lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted
briskly from the camel,
24:65 and said to the servant, Who is that man that walks in the plain to
meet us? And the servant said, This is my master; and she took her veil and
covered herself.
24:66 And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
24:67 And Isaac went into the house of his mother, and took Rebecca, and she
became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted for Sarrha his
mother. |
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
water.
24:12 And he said O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and show 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
showed 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 inquire 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 Lahairoi; 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 death. |