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43 See, I am standing here near this well. If a young woman comes to get water, I will say to her, ‘Please let me drink some water from your pot.’ 44 If she is the woman that the Lord has chosen to marry my master's son, please may she say to me, ‘Yes, drink. Then I will also get some water for your camels to drink.’ ”

45 While I was still praying quietly, Rebekah came to the well. She carried her pot on her shoulder. She went down to the well, and got some water. Then I said to her “Please give me some water to drink.”

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43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(A) If a young woman(B) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(C) 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.’(D)

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

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