18 (A)So she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” 20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether (B)the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden (C)nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold, 23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father’s house for us [a]to lodge?”

24 So she said to him, (D)“I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 Moreover she said to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge.”

26 Then the man (E)bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord. 27 And he said, (F)“Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken (G)His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord (H)led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” 28 So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things.

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  1. Genesis 24:23 to spend the night

18 and she saith, `Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink.

19 And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, `Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;'

20 and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.

21 And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not.

22 And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight [is] a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight [is] ten [bekahs] of gold),

23 and saith, `Whose daughter [art] thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in?'

24 And she saith unto him, `I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.'

25 She saith also unto him, `Both straw and provender [are] abundant with us, also a place to lodge in.'

26 And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,

27 and saith, `Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord; -- I [being] in the way, Jehovah hath led me to the house of my lord's brethren.'

28 And the young person runneth, and declareth to the house of her mother according to these words.

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18 And (A)she said, “Drink, my lord”; then she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink. 19 Now when she had finished giving him a drink, (B)she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 (C)Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her [a]in silence, to find out whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a (D)gold ring weighing a [b]half-shekel, and two bracelets for her [c]wrists weighing ten shekels in gold, 23 and he said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to stay overnight at your father’s house?” 24 She said to him, “(E)I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 Again she said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to stay overnight.” 26 Then the man (F)bowed low and worshiped the Lord. 27 And he said, “(G)Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned (H)His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, (I)the Lord has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”

28 Then (J)the young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

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  1. Genesis 24:21 Lit keeping silent
  2. Genesis 24:22 A shekel was about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
  3. Genesis 24:22 Lit hands