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Génesis 24
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Abraham busca esposa para Isaac

24 Abraham era ya muy viejo, y el Señor lo había bendecido en todo. 2 Un día llamó al más viejo de sus siervos, el que estaba a cargo de todo lo suyo, y le dijo:

—Pon tu mano debajo de mi muslo, 3 y júrame por el Señor, el Dios del cielo y de la tierra, que no dejarás que mi hijo Isaac se case con una mujer de esta tierra de Canaán, donde yo vivo, 4 sino que irás a mi tierra y escogerás una esposa para él entre las mujeres de mi familia.

5 El siervo le contestó:

—Pero si la mujer no quiere venir conmigo, ¿qué hago? ¿Debo entonces llevar a su hijo a la tierra de donde usted salió?

6 Abraham le dijo:

—¡No, no lleves allá a mi hijo! 7 El Señor, el Dios del cielo, que me sacó de la casa de mi padre y de la tierra de mis parientes y me prometió dar esta tierra a mis descendientes, también enviará su ángel delante de ti para que traigas de allá una esposa para mi hijo. 8 Si la mujer no quiere venir contigo, quedarás libre de este compromiso, pero ¡de ninguna manera lleves allá a mi hijo!

9 Entonces el siervo puso la mano bajo el muslo de su amo Abraham, y le juró que haría lo que le había pedido. 10 Después escogió regalos entre lo mejor que su amo tenía, tomó diez de sus camellos y se fue a la ciudad de Nahor, en Mesopotamia. 11 Cuando el siervo llegó a las afueras de la ciudad, ya empezaba a oscurecer. A esa hora las mujeres van a sacar agua. El siervo hizo descansar a los camellos junto a un pozo de agua, 12 y comenzó a orar: «Señor y Dios de mi amo Abraham, haz que hoy me vaya bien, y muéstrate bondadoso con mi amo. 13 Voy a quedarme aquí, junto al pozo, mientras las muchachas de este lugar vienen a sacar agua. 14 Permite que la muchacha a la que yo le diga: “Por favor, baje usted su cántaro para que yo beba”, y que me conteste: “Beba usted, y también les daré agua a sus camellos”, que sea ella la que tú has escogido para tu siervo Isaac. Así podré estar seguro de que has sido bondadoso con mi amo.»

15 Todavía no había terminado de orar, cuando vio que una muchacha venía con su cántaro al hombro. Era Rebeca, la hija de Betuel. Betuel era hijo de Milcá y de Nahor, el hermano de Abraham. 16 Rebeca era muy hermosa, y además virgen; ningún hombre la había tocado. Bajó al pozo, llenó su cántaro, y ya regresaba 17 cuando el siervo corrió a alcanzarla y le dijo:

—Por favor, déjeme usted beber un poco de agua de su cántaro.

18 —Beba usted, señor —contestó ella.

Y en seguida bajó su cántaro, lo sostuvo entre las manos y le dio de beber. 19 Cuando el siervo terminó de beber, Rebeca le dijo:

—También voy a sacar agua para sus camellos, para que beban toda la que quieran.

20 Rápidamente vació su cántaro en el bebedero y corrió varias veces al pozo, hasta que sacó agua para todos los camellos. 21 Mientras tanto el siervo la miraba sin decir nada, pues quería estar seguro de que el Señor había hecho que le fuera bien en su viaje. 22 Cuando los camellos terminaron de beber, el hombre tomó un anillo de oro que pesaba como seis gramos, y se lo puso a ella en la nariz. También le dio dos brazaletes de oro que pesaban más de cien gramos, 23 y le dijo:

—Dígame por favor de quién es usted hija, y si hay lugar en la casa de su padre donde mis hombres y yo podamos pasar la noche.

24 Y ella contestó:

—Soy hija de Betuel, el hijo de Milcá y de Nahor. 25 En nuestra casa hay lugar para que usted pase la noche, y también suficiente paja y comida para los camellos.

26 Entonces el siervo se arrodilló y adoró al Señor, 27 diciendo: «¡Bendito sea el Señor, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, pues ha sido fiel y bondadoso con mi amo, y me ha dirigido en el camino a la casa de sus parientes!»

28 Rebeca fue corriendo a la casa de su madre, a contar todo lo que le había pasado. 29 Tenía ella un hermano llamado Labán, el cual corrió al pozo a buscar al hombre, 30 pues había visto el anillo y los brazaletes que su hermana llevaba en los brazos, y le había oído contar lo que el hombre le había dicho. Labán se acercó al siervo de Abraham, que todavía estaba con los camellos junto al pozo, 31 y le dijo:

—Venga usted, bendito del Señor. ¡Cómo va usted a quedarse aquí afuera, si ya he preparado la casa y un lugar para los camellos!

32 Entonces el siervo fue a la casa. Allí Labán descargó los camellos y les dio de comer, y luego trajo agua para que el siervo y sus compañeros se lavaran los pies.

33 Cuando le sirvieron de comer, el siervo de Abraham dijo:

—Yo no podría comer antes de haber dicho lo que tengo que decir.

—Hable usted —dijo Labán.

34 El siervo dijo:

—Yo soy siervo de Abraham. 35 El Señor ha bendecido mucho a mi amo y lo ha hecho rico: le ha dado ovejas, vacas, oro y plata, siervos, siervas, camellos y asnos. 36 Además, Sara, su esposa, le dio un hijo cuando ya era muy anciana, y mi amo le ha dejado a su hijo todo lo que tiene. 37 Mi amo me hizo jurar, y me dijo: “No dejes que mi hijo se case con una mujer de esta tierra de Canaán, donde yo vivo. 38 Antes bien, ve a la familia de mi padre, y busca entre las mujeres de mi clan una esposa para él.” 39 Y yo le dije: “Mi señor, ¿y si la mujer no quiere venir conmigo?” 40 Entonces él me contestó: “Yo he andado en el camino del Señor, y él enviará su ángel contigo, para que te vaya bien en tu viaje y tomes una esposa para mi hijo de entre las mujeres de mi familia, es decir, de la familia de mi padre. 41 Sólo en caso de que mis parientes no quieran darte la muchacha, quedarás libre del juramento que me has hecho.”

42 »Así fue como hoy llegué al pozo, y en oración le dije al Señor, el Dios de mi amo Abraham: “Si de veras vas a hacer que me vaya bien en este viaje, 43 te ruego que ahora que estoy junto al pozo, pase esto: que la muchacha que venga por agua y a la que yo le diga: Por favor, déjeme usted beber un poco de agua de su cántaro, 44 y que me conteste: Beba usted, y también sacaré agua para sus camellos, que sea ésta la mujer que tú, Señor, has escogido para el hijo de mi amo.” 45 Todavía no terminaba yo de hacer esta oración, cuando vi que Rebeca venía con su cántaro al hombro. Bajó al pozo a sacar agua, y le dije: “Deme usted agua, por favor.” 46 Ella bajó en seguida su cántaro, y me dijo: “Beba usted, y también les daré de beber a sus camellos.” Y ella me dio agua, y también a mis camellos. 47 Luego le pregunté: “¿De quién es usted hija?” y ella me contestó: “Soy hija de Betuel, el hijo de Nahor y de Milcá.” Entonces le puse un anillo en la nariz y dos brazaletes en los brazos, 48 y me arrodillé y adoré al Señor; alabé al Señor, el Dios de mi amo Abraham, por haberme traído por el camino correcto para tomar la hija del pariente de mi amo para su hijo. 49 Ahora pues, díganme si van a ser buenos y sinceros con mi amo, y si no, díganmelo también, para que yo sepa lo que debo hacer.»

50 Entonces Labán y Betuel le contestaron:

—Todo esto viene del Señor, y nosotros no podemos decirle a usted que sí o que no. 51 Mire usted, aquí está Rebeca; tómela y váyase. Que sea la esposa del hijo de su amo, tal como el Señor lo ha dispuesto.

52 Cuando el siervo de Abraham oyó esas palabras, se arrodilló delante del Señor hasta tocar el suelo con la frente. 53 Luego sacó varios objetos de oro y plata, y vestidos, y se los dio a Rebeca. También a su hermano y a su madre les hizo regalos. 54 Después él y sus compañeros comieron y bebieron, y pasaron allí la noche. Al día siguiente, cuando se levantaron, el siervo dijo:

—Déjenme regresar a la casa de mi amo.

55 Pero el hermano y la madre de Rebeca le dijeron:

—Que se quede la muchacha con nosotros todavía unos diez días, y después podrá irse con usted.

56 Pero el siervo les dijo:

—No me detengan más. Dios ha hecho que mi viaje haya salido bien, así que déjenme regresar a la casa de mi amo.

57 Entonces ellos contestaron:

—Vamos a llamar a la muchacha, a ver qué dice ella.

58 Llamaron a Rebeca y le preguntaron:

—¿Quieres irte con este hombre?

—Sí —contestó ella.

59 Entonces dejaron ir a Rebeca y a la mujer que la había cuidado siempre, y también al siervo de Abraham y a sus compañeros. 60 Y bendijeron a Rebeca de esta manera:

«Oh, hermana nuestra,
¡que seas madre de muchos millones!
¡Que tus descendientes
conquisten las ciudades de sus enemigos!»

61 Entonces Rebeca y sus siervas montaron en los camellos y siguieron al siervo de Abraham. Fue así como el siervo tomó a Rebeca y se fue de allí.

62 Isaac había vuelto del pozo llamado «El que vive y me ve», pues vivía en la región del Négueb. 63 Había salido a dar un paseo al anochecer. En esto vio que unos camellos se acercaban. 64 Por su parte, Rebeca también miró y, al ver a Isaac, se bajó del camello 65 y le preguntó al siervo:

—¿Quién es ese hombre que viene por el campo hacia nosotros?

—Es mi amo —contestó el siervo.

Entonces ella tomó su velo y se cubrió la cara.

66 El siervo le contó a Isaac todo lo que había hecho. 67 Luego Isaac llevó a Rebeca a la tienda de campaña de su madre Sara, y se casó con ella. Isaac amó mucho a Rebeca, y así se consoló de la muerte de su madre.

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Genesis 24
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Isaac and Rebekah

24 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age,[a] and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in everything. 2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh 3 that I may make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose midst I am dwelling, 4 but that you will go to my land and to my family, and take a wife for my son, for Isaac.” 5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow[b] me to this land—must I then return your son to the land from whence you came?” 6 Abraham said to him, “You must take care[c] that you do not return my son there. 7 Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘to your offspring I will give this land,’ he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 And if the woman is not willing to follow[d] you, then you shall be released from this oath of mine—only you must not return my son there.” 9 Then the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and he swore to him concerning this matter. 10 And the servant took ten camels from his master’s camels, and he went with all kinds of his master’s good things in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor. 11 And he made the camels kneel outside the city at the well of water, at the time of evening, toward the time the women went out to draw water. 12 And he said, “O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show loyal love to my master Abraham. 13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are going out to draw water. 14 And let it be that the girl to whom I shall say, ‘Please, offer your jar that I may drink’ and who says, ‘Drink—and I will also water your camels,’ she is the one you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master.” 15 And it happened that before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah—who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham—came out, and her jar was on her shoulder. 16 Now the girl was very pleasing in appearance. She was a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, “Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar.” 18 And she said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar in her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When[e] she finished giving him a drink she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they finish drinking.” 20 And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels. 21 And the man was gazing at her silently to know if Yahweh had made his journey successful or not. 22 And it happened that as the camels finished drinking the man took a gold ring of a half shekel in weight and two bracelets for her arms, ten shekels in weight, 23 and said, “Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?” 24 And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.” 25 Then she said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in abundance, as well as a place to spend the night.” 26 And the man knelt down and worshiped Yahweh. 27 And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld[f] his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master’s brother.” 28 Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.

29 Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring. 30 And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring. 31 And he said, “Come, O blessed one of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? Now I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.” 32 And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 And food was placed before him[g] to eat. And he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.”[h] And he said, “Speak.” 34 And he said, “I am the servant of Abraham. 35 Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys. 36 And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he[i] has given to him all that he has. 37 And my master made me swear, saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living. 38 But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.’ 39 And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow[j] me.’ 40 And he said to me, ‘Yahweh, before whom I have walked, shall send his angel with you and will make your journey successful. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father. 41 Then you shall be released from my oath, when you come to my family. And if they will not give a woman to you, then you will be released from my oath.’ 42 Then today I came to the spring, and I said, ‘O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, if you would please make my journey successful,[k] upon which I am going. 43 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,” 44 let her say to me, “Drink; I will also draw water for your camels,” she is the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for the son of my master.’ 45 I had not yet finished speaking to myself[l] when, behold, Rebekah was coming out with[m] her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ 46 And she hastened and let down her jar from her shoulder[n] and said, ‘Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.’ Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also. 47 Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. 48 And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son. 49 So now, if you are going to deal loyally and truly[o] with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.”[p] 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, “The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you. 51 Here is Rebekah before you. Take her and go; let her be a wife for the son of your master as Yahweh has spoken.” 52 And it happened that when the servant of Abraham heard their words he bowed down to the ground to Yahweh. 53 And the servant brought out silver jewelry and gold jewelry, and garments, and he gave them to Rebekah. And he gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother. 54 And he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night. And they got up in the morning, and he said, “Let me go to my master.” 55 And her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl remain with us ten days or so; after that she may go.” 56 And he said to them, “Do not delay me. Now, Yahweh has made my journey successful. Let me go. I must go to my master.” 57 And they said, “Let us call the girl and ask her opinion.”[q] 58 And they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.” 59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “You are our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies.” 61 And Rebekah and her maidservants arose, and they mounted the camels and followed[r] the man. And the servant took Rebekah and left.

62 Now Isaac was coming from the direction of Beer-Lahai-Roi. And he was living in the land of the Negev. 63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field early in the evening,[s] and he lifted up his eyes and saw—behold, camels were coming. 64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac. And she got down from the camel. 65 And she said to the servant, “Who is this man walking around in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “That is my master.” And she took her[t] veil and covered herself. 66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after the death of his mother.

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:1 Literally “going in the days”
  2. Genesis 24:5 Literally “to go after”
  3. Genesis 24:6 Literally “let it be careful to you”
  4. Genesis 24:8 Literally “to go after”
  5. Genesis 24:19 Or “And”
  6. Genesis 24:27 Or “abandoned”
  7. Genesis 24:33 Literally “And it was placed before him”
  8. Genesis 24:33 Literally “I have spoken my word”
  9. Genesis 24:36 That is, Abraham
  10. Genesis 24:39 Literally “go after”
  11. Genesis 24:42 Literally “if there is you making successful my journey”
  12. Genesis 24:45 Or “to my heart”
  13. Genesis 24:45 Or “and”
  14. Genesis 24:46 Literally “from upon her”
  15. Genesis 24:49 Literally “if there is you doing loyal love and faithfulness”
  16. Genesis 24:49 An idiom for “so that I might know what to do”
  17. Genesis 24:57 Literally “her mouth”
  18. Genesis 24:61 Literally “went after”
  19. Genesis 24:63 Literally “at the turning of evening”
  20. Genesis 24:65 Or “the”
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Genesis 24
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Isaac and Rebekah

24 Abraham was now very old,(A) and the Lord had blessed(B) him in every way.(C) 2 He said to the senior servant(D) in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,(E) “Put your hand under my thigh.(F) 3 I want you to swear(G) by the Lord, the God of heaven(H) and the God of earth,(I) that you will not get a wife for my son(J) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(K) among whom I am living,(L) 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives(M) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(N)”

5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(O) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(P)”

6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”(Q) Abraham said. 7 “The Lord, the God of heaven,(R) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(S) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[a](T) I will give this land’(U)—he will send his angel before you(V) so that you can get a wife for my son from there. 8 If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath(W) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(X) 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh(Y) of his master(Z) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(AA) loaded with all kinds of good things(AB) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[b](AC) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(AD) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(AE) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(AF)

12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham,(AG) make me successful(AH) today, and show kindness(AI) to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.(AJ) 14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink,(AK) and I’ll water your camels too’(AL)—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac.(AM) By this I will know(AN) that you have shown kindness to my master.”

15 Before he had finished praying,(AO) Rebekah(AP) came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel(AQ) son of Milkah,(AR) who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.(AS) 16 The woman was very beautiful,(AT) a virgin;(AU) no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.

17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”(AV)

18 “Drink,(AW) my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels(AX) too,(AY) until they have had enough to drink.” 20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.(AZ) 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.(BA)

22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(BB) weighing a beka[c] and two gold bracelets(BC) weighing ten shekels.[d] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(BD) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(BE)”

24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(BF)” 25 And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder,(BG) as well as room for you to spend the night.”

26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,(BH) 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord,(BI) the God of my master Abraham,(BJ) who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness(BK) to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey(BL) to the house of my master’s relatives.”(BM)

28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.(BN) 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban,(BO) and he hurried out to the man at the spring. 30 As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms,(BP) and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring. 31 “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord,”(BQ) he said. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

32 So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder(BR) were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.(BS) 33 Then food was set before him, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I have to say.”

“Then tell us,” Laban said.

34 So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.(BT) 35 The Lord has blessed(BU) my master abundantly,(BV) and he has become wealthy.(BW) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(BX) 36 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age,(BY) and he has given him everything he owns.(BZ) 37 And my master made me swear an oath,(CA) and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,(CB) 38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’(CC)

39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’(CD)

40 “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully,(CE) will send his angel with you(CF) and make your journey a success,(CG) so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.(CH) 41 You will be released from my oath if, when you go to my clan, they refuse to give her to you—then you will be released from my oath.’(CI)

42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(CJ) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(CK) If a young woman(CL) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(CM) 44 and if she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,” let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’(CN)

45 “Before I finished praying in my heart,(CO) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.(CP) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’(CQ)

46 “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’(CR) So I drank, and she watered the camels also.(CS)

47 “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’(CT)

“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel(CU) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’(CV)

“Then I put the ring in her nose(CW) and the bracelets on her arms,(CX) 48 and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.(CY) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,(CZ) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.(DA) 49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness(DB) to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”

50 Laban and Bethuel(DC) answered, “This is from the Lord;(DD) we can say nothing to you one way or the other.(DE) 51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.(DF)”

52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.(DG) 53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(DH) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(DI) to her brother and to her mother. 54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night there.

When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way(DJ) to my master.”

55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so;(DK) then you[e] may go.”

56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success(DL) to my journey. Send me on my way(DM) so I may go to my master.”

57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”(DN) 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?”

“I will go,”(DO) she said.

59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way,(DP) along with her nurse(DQ) and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed(DR) Rebekah and said to her,

“Our sister, may you increase
    to thousands upon thousands;(DS)
may your offspring possess
    the cities of their enemies.”(DT)

61 Then Rebekah and her attendants(DU) got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

62 Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi,(DV) for he was living in the Negev.(DW) 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate,[f](DX) and as he looked up,(DY) he saw camels approaching. 64 Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel(DZ) 65 and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”

“He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil(EA) and covered herself.

66 Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. 67 Isaac brought her into the tent(EB) of his mother Sarah,(EC) and he married Rebekah.(ED) So she became his wife, and he loved her;(EE) and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.(EF)

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:7 Or seed
  2. Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
  3. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
  4. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
  5. Genesis 24:55 Or she
  6. Genesis 24:63 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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