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46 She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder[a] and told me, ‘Have a drink while I also water your camels.’ So I drank, and she also gave my camels water[b] to drink.

47 “That’s when I asked, ‘Whose daughter are you?’

“She replied, ‘I’m the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore for him.’

“So I gave her a ring for her nose and bracelets for her wrists. 48 I bowed down and worshipped the Lord, and I praised the Lord God of my master Abraham, who led me on the true way to request[c] the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:46 The Heb. lacks shoulder
  2. Genesis 24:46 The Heb. lacks water
  3. Genesis 24:48 Lit. to take

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

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

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

“Then I put the ring in her nose(F) and the bracelets on her arms,(G) 48 and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.(H) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,(I) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.(J)

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