Genesis 24:42-45
Legacy Standard Bible
42 “So (A)I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I go (B)successful; 43 behold, (C)I am standing by the spring of water, and may it be that the [a]maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “(D)Please let me drink a little water from your jar”; 44 and she will say to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”; she is the woman whom Yahweh has decided upon for my master’s son.’
45 “Before I had finished (E)speaking in my heart, behold, (F)Rebekah was coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew, and (G)I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
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Genesis 24:42-45
New International Version
42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(A) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(B) If a young woman(C) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(D) 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.’(E)
45 “Before I finished praying in my heart,(F) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.(G) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’(H)
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