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创世记 21-24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
创世记 21-24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
以撒出生
21 耶和华按着自己说过的话眷顾撒拉，实现给她的应许。 2 亚伯拉罕年老的时候，撒拉怀了孕，在上帝指定的日期为他生了一个儿子。 3 亚伯拉罕为儿子取名叫以撒。 4 以撒出生后第八天，亚伯拉罕就照着上帝的吩咐为他行了割礼。 5 以撒出生时亚伯拉罕已经一百岁。 6 撒拉说：“上帝使我欢笑，凡听见这事的人也必跟我一同欢笑。 7 谁曾料到我会为亚伯拉罕哺养孩子呢？我竟然在丈夫年老的时候给他生了儿子。”
夏甲和以实玛利被逐
8 以撒渐渐长大，亚伯拉罕在他断奶的那天摆设宴席。 9 撒拉见埃及人夏甲给亚伯拉罕生的儿子以实玛利嘲笑以撒， 10 就对亚伯拉罕说：“赶走这婢女和她的儿子，因为这婢女的儿子不可和我的儿子以撒一同承受产业。” 11 亚伯拉罕因儿子以实玛利的事非常烦恼。 12 上帝对亚伯拉罕说：“你不要再为这孩子和你的婢女烦恼，只管照撒拉的意思去做，因为以撒生的才可算为你的后代。 13 至于那婢女的儿子以实玛利，我也会使他自成一国，因为他也是你的儿子。”
14 第二天，亚伯拉罕清早起来，把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上，让她和孩子离开。夏甲在别示巴的旷野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了，夏甲把儿子留在一丛灌木下， 16 自己走到离孩子约一箭之远的地方，对着孩子坐下，说：“我不忍心看着他死啊！”夏甲坐在那里放声大哭起来。 17 上帝听见孩子的哭声，就差遣天使从天上安慰夏甲说：“夏甲，你怎么了？不要害怕，上帝已经听见孩子的哭声了。 18 你去扶他起来，安慰他，我必使他成为大国。” 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮，让她看见一口水井，她就上前把皮袋装满水拿给儿子喝。 20 在上帝的看顾下，孩子在旷野渐渐长大，成为一个射箭能手。 21 他住在巴兰旷野，他母亲为他娶了一个埃及女子。
亚伯拉罕与亚比米勒立约
22 有一次，亚比米勒和他的将领非各对亚伯拉罕说：“你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 现在请你在这里当着上帝的面向我起誓，你不会欺骗我和我的子孙后代。我怎样善待你，请你也同样善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。” 24 亚伯拉罕说：“我愿起誓。”
25 由于亚比米勒的仆人霸占了一口水井，亚伯拉罕就指责亚比米勒。 26 亚比米勒说：“我不知道是谁做的，你以前没有告诉我，我今天才听说这事。” 27 亚伯拉罕把牛羊送给亚比米勒，他们二人立了约。 28 亚伯拉罕又从羊群中分出七只母羊羔。 29 亚比米勒问亚伯拉罕：“你分出七只母羊羔是什么意思？” 30 亚伯拉罕回答说：“你要从我手中接受这七只母羊羔，表示你承认这口井是我挖的。” 31 所以，那地方被称为别示巴[a]，因为他们二人在那里起了誓。
32 他们立约以后，亚比米勒和他的将领非各便回非利士去了。 33 亚伯拉罕在别示巴栽了一棵红柳，又在那里呼求耶和华——永恒上帝的名。 34 亚伯拉罕在非利士住了很长时间。
上帝考验亚伯拉罕
22 这些事以后，上帝要考验亚伯拉罕，就呼唤他：“亚伯拉罕！”他回答说：“我在这里。” 2 上帝说：“带着你的儿子，你的独生子，你疼爱的以撒前往摩利亚，在我指示你的山上把他献为燔祭。” 3 亚伯拉罕清早起来，准备好驴，劈好献燔祭用的柴，带着两个仆人和儿子以撒动身前往上帝指示他的地方。 4 到了第三天，亚伯拉罕远远看见那地方， 5 就对仆人说：“你们和驴在这里等着，我和孩子到那边敬拜上帝，然后便回来。”
6 于是，亚伯拉罕把献燔祭用的柴放在儿子以撒肩上，自己手里拿着火种和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 7 以撒说：“父亲。”亚伯拉罕说：“孩子，什么事？”以撒说：“你看，火种和柴都有了，但献燔祭用的羊羔在哪里呢？” 8 亚伯拉罕说：“孩子，上帝自己会预备献燔祭的羊羔。”二人就继续向前走。
9 他们到了上帝指示的地方，亚伯拉罕就筑起祭坛，把柴摆在上面，然后把以撒捆起来放在柴上。 10 亚伯拉罕伸手拿起刀来，要杀他的儿子。 11 耶和华的天使从天上呼唤他说：“亚伯拉罕！亚伯拉罕！”他回答说：“我在这里。” 12 天使说：“不要动孩子，不可伤害他！现在我知道你敬畏上帝，因为你不惜献上你的儿子——你的独生子。” 13 这时亚伯拉罕抬起头来，突然看见有一只公绵羊两角卡在稠密的树丛中，于是把羊取来代替他的儿子献为燔祭。 14 亚伯拉罕称那地方为“耶和华以勒”[b]。直到今天人们还说：“在耶和华的山上必有预备。”
15 耶和华的天使再次从天上呼唤亚伯拉罕， 16 对他说：“耶和华说，‘你既然愿意把你的儿子，你的独生子献给我，我凭自己向你起誓， 17 我必赐福给你，使你的后裔多如天上的星和海边的沙。你的后裔必占领仇敌的城池， 18 天下万国必因你的后裔而蒙福，因为你听从了我的话。’” 19 于是，亚伯拉罕回到仆人等候的地方，他们一同返回亚伯拉罕居住的别示巴。
拿鹤的后代
20 后来，有人告诉亚伯拉罕：“密迦为你的兄弟拿鹤生了几个儿子， 21 长子乌斯、乌斯的弟弟布斯、亚兰的父亲基姆利、 22 基薛、哈琐、必达、益拉和利百加的父亲彼土利。” 23 密迦为亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤生了八个儿子。 24 拿鹤的妾流玛生了提八、迦含、他辖和玛迦。
亚伯拉罕买地葬撒拉
23 撒拉享年一百二十七岁， 2 在迦南境内的基列·亚巴，即希伯仑去世。亚伯拉罕在那里痛哭，哀悼她。 3 他从妻子尸体旁边站起来对赫人说： 4 “我是寄居在你们这里的异乡人，请你们给我一块地，我好埋葬我的亡妻。” 5 赫人回答说： 6 “我主，请听我们说，你在我们中间是一位尊贵的王子，你可以选我们这里最好的坟地，没有人会反对你使用他的坟地埋葬你的妻子。” 7 亚伯拉罕就向他们下拜，说： 8 “如果你们真的准我安葬妻子，就请你们代我求琐辖的儿子以弗仑， 9 请他当着你们的面，把他田地尽头的麦比拉洞按实价卖给我作坟地。”
10 当时以弗仑正坐在赫人当中，于是他在城门口赫人聚集的地方当众答复亚伯拉罕说： 11 “不可！我主，请听我说，我当着族人的面，把那块地和山洞送给你，你只管去安葬你的妻子！” 12 亚伯拉罕向当地的人下拜， 13 当众对以弗仑说：“你若愿意，请听我说，我要把地钱给你，请你收下，好让我安葬我的妻子。” 14 以弗仑回答说： 15 “我主，请听我说，四公斤半银子的地对你我来说算什么呢？去安葬你的妻子吧！” 16 于是，亚伯拉罕就照以弗仑当众提出的价钱，按通用的重量单位秤了四公斤半银子给他。
17 这样，以弗仑在麦比拉、靠近幔利的那块地和山洞及地界内所有的树木， 18 都归了亚伯拉罕。这是在城门口的赫人面前买下的。
19 之后，亚伯拉罕把妻子撒拉安葬在迦南的幔利附近、麦比拉田间的洞里。幔利就是希伯仑。 20 这块赫人的地和其中的山洞从此成了亚伯拉罕家的坟地。
亚伯拉罕为以撒娶妻
24 亚伯拉罕已经年迈，耶和华在一切的事上都赐福给他。 2 亚伯拉罕对他的老总管说：“请你把手放在我大腿底下， 3 我要你凭耶和华——掌管天地的上帝起誓，你不会找这迦南的女子做我儿子的妻子。 4 你要回到我的家乡，在我的亲族中为以撒物色妻子。” 5 老总管问他：“如果那女子不肯跟我到这里来，我要把你儿子带回你的家乡吗？” 6 亚伯拉罕说：“你千万不可带我的儿子回那里！ 7 因为带领我离开父家和本乡的耶和华——天上的主，曾经向我说话，起誓应许把这片土地赐给我的后代。祂必派天使在你前面引路，帮助你在那里为我儿子找到妻子。 8 如果那女子不肯跟你来，你也算履行了你向我起的誓，只是你不可带我儿子回那里。” 9 于是，老总管就把手放在他主人亚伯拉罕的大腿底下，为这事向他起誓。
10 老总管带着主人的十匹骆驼和各种上好的礼物，启程前往美索不达米亚，来到拿鹤住的城。 11 黄昏，妇女们出来打水的时候，他让骆驼跪在城外的井旁， 12 然后祷告说：“我主人亚伯拉罕的上帝耶和华啊，求你施恩给我家主人亚伯拉罕，让事情今天能够成就。 13 现在，我站在这泉水旁，城里的少女正出来打水。 14 如果我对哪个少女说‘请放下你的水罐，让我喝点水’，如果她说‘请喝，我也打水给你的骆驼喝’，愿那女子做你为自己的仆人以撒选定的妻子。这样，我可以知道你施恩给我的主人了。”
老总管井旁遇利百加
15 老总管的话还没有说完，就有一位名叫利百加的少女肩上扛着水罐走出来。她是彼土利的女儿，彼土利是亚伯拉罕的兄弟拿鹤和密迦所生的儿子。 16 利百加长得非常美丽，是个处女，没有男人亲近过她。她下到井旁，把水罐盛满了水后上来。 17 老总管跑上前去对她说：“求你给我一点水喝。” 18 她回答说：“我主，请喝！”说完，立刻放下水罐，托在手上让他喝。 19 等他喝完以后，利百加又说：“我再为你的骆驼打些水来，让它们喝个饱。” 20 于是，她马上把水罐里的水倒进水槽里，又跑到井边为所有的骆驼打水。 21 当时，老总管在一旁静静地注视着利百加，要看看耶和华是否使他此行顺利。
22 骆驼喝过水以后，老总管拿出一只约六克重的金环和一对约一百一十克重的金镯给利百加， 23 对她说：“请问你是谁的女儿？你父亲家里有地方让我们住宿吗？” 24 利百加回答说：“我是彼土利的女儿，我父亲是拿鹤和密迦的儿子。 25 我家里有充足的粮草，也有地方让你留宿。” 26 老总管听了，就俯伏敬拜耶和华， 27 说：“我主人亚伯拉罕的上帝耶和华当受称颂，因为祂一直以慈爱和信实对待我的主人，引导我一路走到我主人兄弟的家里。”
28 利百加跑回家中，把这事告诉了母亲和家人。 29 利百加有个哥哥名叫拉班。 30 他看见妹妹的金环和手上的金镯，听了她叙述老总管的话，就跑到井旁，见老总管跟骆驼仍然站在那里， 31 便对他说：“你这蒙耶和华赐福的人，请到我家。为什么站在外面呢？我已经为你预备好了房间，也为骆驼预备了地方。” 32 老总管就到了拉班的家里，拉班卸下骆驼背上的东西，给骆驼喂上草料，打水给老总管和随行的人洗脚。 33 他们备好了晚餐给他吃，老总管却说：“不，等我说明来意后再吃。”拉班说：“请说。”
34 老总管说：“我是亚伯拉罕的仆人。 35 耶和华赐给我主人极大的福气，使他非常富有。耶和华赐给他牛群、羊群、金子、银子、男女仆婢、骆驼和驴。 36 我主人的妻子撒拉在晚年生了一个儿子，主人把所有的财产都给了他。 37 主人要我起誓，他说，‘你不可以给我的儿子娶迦南女子为妻， 38 你要到我家乡的亲族中为我儿子物色妻子。’ 39 我问我的主人，‘如果那女子不愿意跟我回来怎么办？’ 40 他说，‘我一向事奉的耶和华必会派天使与你同行，使你一路顺利，为我儿子在家乡的亲族中物色妻子。 41 你去就是履行了你向我起的誓，如果我的亲族不肯把女子交给你，你也算履行了你向我起的誓。’
42 “所以，今天我来到井旁时曾祷告说，‘我主人亚伯拉罕的上帝耶和华啊，求你使我一路顺利。 43 我现在站在井旁，有女子出来打水的时候，我会向她要水喝， 44 如果她说，请喝，我也打水给你的骆驼喝，就让她做你为我家主人的儿子预备的妻子吧。’
45 “我心中的话还没有说完，就看见利百加肩上扛着水罐到井旁打水。我上前向她要水喝， 46 她就连忙放下肩上的水罐，说，‘请喝，我也打水给你的骆驼喝。’我喝了，她又打水给骆驼喝。 47 我问她是谁家的女儿，她说，‘是拿鹤和密迦的儿子彼土利的女儿。’我就替她戴上金鼻环和金手镯， 48 然后俯伏敬拜耶和华——我主人亚伯拉罕的上帝，因为祂引导我走正确的路，找到了主人兄弟的孙女儿给主人的儿子做妻子。 49 现在，你们若愿意以慈爱和信实对待我的主人，答应这门亲事，请告诉我；如果不答应，也请告诉我，好让我知道应该怎么办。”
50 拉班和彼土利回答说：“既然是耶和华的安排，我们不能再多说什么。 51 你看，利百加就在这里，你可以照耶和华的话，把她带回去给你主人的儿子做妻子。” 52 亚伯拉罕的仆人听见这话，就俯伏在地上敬拜耶和华， 53 然后拿出金银首饰和衣裳送给利百加，又把贵重的礼物送给她的哥哥和母亲。 54 老总管和随行的人用过晚饭以后，在那里住了一夜。第二天早晨，老总管说：“请让我返回我主人那里。” 55 但利百加的哥哥和母亲说：“让利百加和我们住上十来天再去吧！” 56 可是，老总管说：“既然耶和华已经使我一路顺利，请你们不要挽留我，请让我回到我主人那里。” 57 他们说：“我们问问利百加的意见吧。” 58 他们就叫来利百加，问她：“你愿意跟这个人同去吗？”利百加说：“我愿意！” 59 于是，他们让利百加和她的奶妈跟老总管及随行的人一同离去， 60 并为利百加祝福，说：
“我们的妹妹啊，
愿你成为千万人之母！
愿你的后代战胜仇敌！”
以撒与利百加成婚
61 于是，利百加和她的婢女们准备妥当，骑上骆驼，跟着老总管离去。
62 那时，以撒住在南地，他刚从庇耳·拉海·莱回来。 63 傍晚的时候，以撒来到田间默想，他抬头一看，见一队骆驼迎面而来。 64 利百加抬头看见以撒，就从骆驼上下来， 65 问老总管：“那从田间来迎接我们的是谁？”老总管说：“是我的主人！”利百加听了就蒙上面纱。 66 老总管向以撒讲述整个事情的经过。 67 以撒就带利百加进入他母亲撒拉的帐篷，娶她为妻，并且很爱她。自从母亲去世后，以撒这才得到安慰。
創世記 21-24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
創世記 21-24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
以撒出生
21 耶和華按著自己說過的話眷顧撒拉，實現給她的應許。 2 亞伯拉罕年老的時候，撒拉懷了孕，在上帝指定的日期為他生了一個兒子。 3 亞伯拉罕為兒子取名叫以撒。 4 以撒出生後第八天，亞伯拉罕就照著上帝的吩咐為他行了割禮。 5 以撒出生時亞伯拉罕已經一百歲。 6 撒拉說：「上帝使我歡笑，凡聽見這事的人也必跟我一同歡笑。 7 誰曾料到我會為亞伯拉罕哺養孩子呢？我竟然在丈夫年老的時候給他生了兒子。」
夏甲和以實瑪利被逐
8 以撒漸漸長大，亞伯拉罕在他斷奶的那天擺設宴席。 9 撒拉見埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕生的兒子以實瑪利嘲笑以撒， 10 就對亞伯拉罕說：「趕走這婢女和她的兒子，因為這婢女的兒子不可和我的兒子以撒一同承受產業。」 11 亞伯拉罕因兒子以實瑪利的事非常煩惱。 12 上帝對亞伯拉罕說：「你不要再為這孩子和你的婢女煩惱，只管照撒拉的意思去做，因為以撒生的才可算為你的後代。 13 至於那婢女的兒子以實瑪利，我也會使他自成一國，因為他也是你的兒子。」
14 第二天，亞伯拉罕清早起來，把食物和一皮袋水放在夏甲肩上，讓她和孩子離開。夏甲在別示巴的曠野流浪。 15 皮袋的水喝光了，夏甲把兒子留在一叢灌木下， 16 自己走到離孩子約一箭之遠的地方，對著孩子坐下，說：「我不忍心看著他死啊！」夏甲坐在那裡放聲大哭起來。 17 上帝聽見孩子的哭聲，就差遣天使從天上安慰夏甲說：「夏甲，你怎麼了？不要害怕，上帝已經聽見孩子的哭聲了。 18 你去扶他起來，安慰他，我必使他成為大國。」 19 上帝使夏甲的眼睛明亮，讓她看見一口水井，她就上前把皮袋裝滿水拿給兒子喝。 20 在上帝的看顧下，孩子在曠野漸漸長大，成為一個射箭能手。 21 他住在巴蘭曠野，他母親為他娶了一個埃及女子。
亞伯拉罕與亞比米勒立約
22 有一次，亞比米勒和他的將領非各對亞伯拉罕說：「你做的一切都有上帝保佑。 23 現在請你在這裡當著上帝的面向我起誓，你不會欺騙我和我的子孫後代。我怎樣善待你，請你也同樣善待我以及你所寄居之地的百姓。」 24 亞伯拉罕說：「我願起誓。」
25 由於亞比米勒的僕人霸佔了一口水井，亞伯拉罕就指責亞比米勒。 26 亞比米勒說：「我不知道是誰做的，你以前沒有告訴我，我今天才聽說這事。」 27 亞伯拉罕把牛羊送給亞比米勒，他們二人立了約。 28 亞伯拉罕又從羊群中分出七隻母羊羔。 29 亞比米勒問亞伯拉罕：「你分出七隻母羊羔是什麼意思？」 30 亞伯拉罕回答說：「你要從我手中接受這七隻母羊羔，表示你承認這口井是我挖的。」 31 所以，那地方被稱為別示巴[a]，因為他們二人在那裡起了誓。
32 他們立約以後，亞比米勒和他的將領非各便回非利士去了。 33 亞伯拉罕在別示巴栽了一棵紅柳，又在那裡呼求耶和華——永恆上帝的名。 34 亞伯拉罕在非利士住了很長時間。
上帝考驗亞伯拉罕
22 這些事以後，上帝要考驗亞伯拉罕，就呼喚他：「亞伯拉罕！」他回答說：「我在這裡。」 2 上帝說：「帶著你的兒子，你的獨生子，你疼愛的以撒前往摩利亞，在我指示你的山上把他獻為燔祭。」 3 亞伯拉罕清早起來，準備好驢，劈好獻燔祭用的柴，帶著兩個僕人和兒子以撒動身前往上帝指示他的地方。 4 到了第三天，亞伯拉罕遠遠看見那地方， 5 就對僕人說：「你們和驢在這裡等著，我和孩子到那邊敬拜上帝，然後便回來。」
6 於是，亞伯拉罕把獻燔祭用的柴放在兒子以撒肩上，自己手裡拿著火種和刀。父子二人一同向前走。 7 以撒說：「父親。」亞伯拉罕說：「孩子，什麼事？」以撒說：「你看，火種和柴都有了，但獻燔祭用的羊羔在哪裡呢？」 8 亞伯拉罕說：「孩子，上帝自己會預備獻燔祭的羊羔。」二人就繼續向前走。
9 他們到了上帝指示的地方，亞伯拉罕就築起祭壇，把柴擺在上面，然後把以撒捆起來放在柴上。 10 亞伯拉罕伸手拿起刀來，要殺他的兒子。 11 耶和華的天使從天上呼喚他說：「亞伯拉罕！亞伯拉罕！」他回答說：「我在這裡。」 12 天使說：「不要動孩子，不可傷害他！現在我知道你敬畏上帝，因為你不惜獻上你的兒子——你的獨生子。」 13 這時亞伯拉罕抬起頭來，突然看見有一隻公綿羊兩角卡在稠密的樹叢中，於是把羊取來代替他的兒子獻為燔祭。 14 亞伯拉罕稱那地方為「耶和華以勒」[b]。直到今天人們還說：「在耶和華的山上必有預備。」
15 耶和華的天使再次從天上呼喚亞伯拉罕， 16 對他說：「耶和華說，『你既然願意把你的兒子，你的獨生子獻給我，我憑自己向你起誓， 17 我必賜福給你，使你的後裔多如天上的星和海邊的沙。你的後裔必佔領仇敵的城池， 18 天下萬國必因你的後裔而蒙福，因為你聽從了我的話。』」 19 於是，亞伯拉罕回到僕人等候的地方，他們一同返回亞伯拉罕居住的別示巴。
拿鶴的後代
20 後來，有人告訴亞伯拉罕：「密迦為你的兄弟拿鶴生了幾個兒子， 21 長子烏斯、烏斯的弟弟布斯、亞蘭的父親基姆利、 22 基薛、哈瑣、必達、益拉和利百加的父親彼土利。」 23 密迦為亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴生了八個兒子。 24 拿鶴的妾流瑪生了提八、迦含、他轄和瑪迦。
亞伯拉罕買地葬撒拉
23 撒拉享年一百二十七歲， 2 在迦南境內的基列·亞巴，即希伯崙去世。亞伯拉罕在那裡痛哭，哀悼她。 3 他從妻子屍體旁邊站起來對赫人說： 4 「我是寄居在你們這裡的異鄉人，請你們給我一塊地，我好埋葬我的亡妻。」 5 赫人回答說： 6 「我主，請聽我們說，你在我們中間是一位尊貴的王子，你可以選我們這裡最好的墳地，沒有人會反對你使用他的墳地埋葬你的妻子。」 7 亞伯拉罕就向他們下拜，說： 8 「如果你們真的准我安葬妻子，就請你們代我求瑣轄的兒子以弗崙， 9 請他當著你們的面，把他田地盡頭的麥比拉洞按實價賣給我作墳地。」
10 當時以弗崙正坐在赫人當中，於是他在城門口赫人聚集的地方當眾答覆亞伯拉罕說： 11 「不可！我主，請聽我說，我當著族人的面，把那塊地和山洞送給你，你只管去安葬你的妻子！」 12 亞伯拉罕向當地的人下拜， 13 當眾對以弗崙說：「你若願意，請聽我說，我要把地錢給你，請你收下，好讓我安葬我的妻子。」 14 以弗崙回答說： 15 「我主，請聽我說，四公斤半銀子的地對你我來說算什麼呢？去安葬你的妻子吧！」 16 於是，亞伯拉罕就照以弗崙當眾提出的價錢，按通用的重量單位秤了四公斤半銀子給他。
17 這樣，以弗崙在麥比拉、靠近幔利的那塊地和山洞及地界內所有的樹木， 18 都歸了亞伯拉罕。這是在城門口的赫人面前買下的。
19 之後，亞伯拉罕把妻子撒拉安葬在迦南的幔利附近、麥比拉田間的洞裡。幔利就是希伯崙。 20 這塊赫人的地和其中的山洞從此成了亞伯拉罕家的墳地。
亞伯拉罕為以撒娶妻
24 亞伯拉罕已經年邁，耶和華在一切的事上都賜福給他。 2 亞伯拉罕對他的老總管說：「請你把手放在我大腿底下， 3 我要你憑耶和華——掌管天地的上帝起誓，你不會找這迦南的女子做我兒子的妻子。 4 你要回到我的家鄉，在我的親族中為以撒物色妻子。」 5 老總管問他：「如果那女子不肯跟我到這裡來，我要把你兒子帶回你的家鄉嗎？」 6 亞伯拉罕說：「你千萬不可帶我的兒子回那裡！ 7 因為帶領我離開父家和本鄉的耶和華——天上的主，曾經向我說話，起誓應許把這片土地賜給我的後代。祂必派天使在你前面引路，幫助你在那裡為我兒子找到妻子。 8 如果那女子不肯跟你來，你也算履行了你向我起的誓，只是你不可帶我兒子回那裡。」 9 於是，老總管就把手放在他主人亞伯拉罕的大腿底下，為這事向他起誓。
10 老總管帶著主人的十匹駱駝和各種上好的禮物，啟程前往美索不達米亞，來到拿鶴住的城。 11 黃昏，婦女們出來打水的時候，他讓駱駝跪在城外的井旁， 12 然後禱告說：「我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝耶和華啊，求你施恩給我家主人亞伯拉罕，讓事情今天能夠成就。 13 現在，我站在這泉水旁，城裡的少女正出來打水。 14 如果我對哪個少女說『請放下你的水罐，讓我喝點水』，如果她說『請喝，我也打水給你的駱駝喝』，願那女子做你為自己的僕人以撒選定的妻子。這樣，我可以知道你施恩給我的主人了。」
老總管井旁遇利百加
15 老總管的話還沒有說完，就有一位名叫利百加的少女肩上扛著水罐走出來。她是彼土利的女兒，彼土利是亞伯拉罕的兄弟拿鶴和密迦所生的兒子。 16 利百加長得非常美麗，是個處女，沒有男人親近過她。她下到井旁，把水罐盛滿了水後上來。 17 老總管跑上前去對她說：「求你給我一點水喝。」 18 她回答說：「我主，請喝！」說完，立刻放下水罐，托在手上讓他喝。 19 等他喝完以後，利百加又說：「我再為你的駱駝打些水來，讓牠們喝個飽。」 20 於是，她馬上把水罐裡的水倒進水槽裡，又跑到井邊為所有的駱駝打水。 21 當時，老總管在一旁靜靜地注視著利百加，要看看耶和華是否使他此行順利。
22 駱駝喝過水以後，老總管拿出一隻約六克重的金環和一對約一百一十克重的金鐲給利百加， 23 對她說：「請問你是誰的女兒？你父親家裡有地方讓我們住宿嗎？」 24 利百加回答說：「我是彼土利的女兒，我父親是拿鶴和密迦的兒子。 25 我家裡有充足的糧草，也有地方讓你留宿。」 26 老總管聽了，就俯伏敬拜耶和華， 27 說：「我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝耶和華當受稱頌，因為祂一直以慈愛和信實對待我的主人，引導我一路走到我主人兄弟的家裡。」
28 利百加跑回家中，把這事告訴了母親和家人。 29 利百加有個哥哥名叫拉班。 30 他看見妹妹的金環和手上的金鐲，聽了她敘述老總管的話，就跑到井旁，見老總管跟駱駝仍然站在那裡， 31 便對他說：「你這蒙耶和華賜福的人，請到我家。為什麼站在外面呢？我已經為你預備好了房間，也為駱駝預備了地方。」 32 老總管就到了拉班的家裡，拉班卸下駱駝背上的東西，給駱駝餵上草料，打水給老總管和隨行的人洗腳。 33 他們備好了晚餐給他吃，老總管卻說：「不，等我說明來意後再吃。」拉班說：「請說。」
34 老總管說：「我是亞伯拉罕的僕人。 35 耶和華賜給我主人極大的福氣，使他非常富有。耶和華賜給他牛群、羊群、金子、銀子、男女僕婢、駱駝和驢。 36 我主人的妻子撒拉在晚年生了一個兒子，主人把所有的財產都給了他。 37 主人要我起誓，他說，『你不可以給我的兒子娶迦南女子為妻， 38 你要到我家鄉的親族中為我兒子物色妻子。』 39 我問我的主人，『如果那女子不願意跟我回來怎麼辦？』 40 他說，『我一向事奉的耶和華必會派天使與你同行，使你一路順利，為我兒子在家鄉的親族中物色妻子。 41 你去就是履行了你向我起的誓，如果我的親族不肯把女子交給你，你也算履行了你向我起的誓。』
42 「所以，今天我來到井旁時曾禱告說，『我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝耶和華啊，求你使我一路順利。 43 我現在站在井旁，有女子出來打水的時候，我會向她要水喝， 44 如果她說，請喝，我也打水給你的駱駝喝，就讓她做你為我家主人的兒子預備的妻子吧。』
45 「我心中的話還沒有說完，就看見利百加肩上扛著水罐到井旁打水。我上前向她要水喝， 46 她就連忙放下肩上的水罐，說，『請喝，我也打水給你的駱駝喝。』我喝了，她又打水給駱駝喝。 47 我問她是誰家的女兒，她說，『是拿鶴和密迦的兒子彼土利的女兒。』我就替她戴上金鼻環和金手鐲， 48 然後俯伏敬拜耶和華——我主人亞伯拉罕的上帝，因為祂引導我走正確的路，找到了主人兄弟的孫女兒給主人的兒子做妻子。 49 現在，你們若願意以慈愛和信實對待我的主人，答應這門親事，請告訴我；如果不答應，也請告訴我，好讓我知道應該怎麼辦。」
50 拉班和彼土利回答說：「既然是耶和華的安排，我們不能再多說什麼。 51 你看，利百加就在這裡，你可以照耶和華的話，把她帶回去給你主人的兒子做妻子。」 52 亞伯拉罕的僕人聽見這話，就俯伏在地上敬拜耶和華， 53 然後拿出金銀首飾和衣裳送給利百加，又把貴重的禮物送給她的哥哥和母親。 54 老總管和隨行的人用過晚飯以後，在那裡住了一夜。第二天早晨，老總管說：「請讓我返回我主人那裡。」 55 但利百加的哥哥和母親說：「讓利百加和我們住上十來天再去吧！」 56 可是，老總管說：「既然耶和華已經使我一路順利，請你們不要挽留我，請讓我回到我主人那裡。」 57 他們說：「我們問問利百加的意見吧。」 58 他們就叫來利百加，問她：「你願意跟這個人同去嗎？」利百加說：「我願意！」 59 於是，他們讓利百加和她的奶媽跟老總管及隨行的人一同離去， 60 並為利百加祝福，說：
「我們的妹妹啊，
願你成為千萬人之母！
願你的後代戰勝仇敵！」
以撒與利百加成婚
61 於是，利百加和她的婢女們準備妥當，騎上駱駝，跟著老總管離去。
62 那時，以撒住在南地，他剛從庇耳·拉海·萊回來。 63 傍晚的時候，以撒來到田間默想，他抬頭一看，見一隊駱駝迎面而來。 64 利百加抬頭看見以撒，就從駱駝上下來， 65 問老總管：「那從田間來迎接我們的是誰？」老總管說：「是我的主人！」利百加聽了就蒙上面紗。 66 老總管向以撒講述整個事情的經過。 67 以撒就帶利百加進入他母親撒拉的帳篷，娶她為妻，並且很愛她。自從母親去世後，以撒這才得到安慰。
Genesis 21-24
New International Version
Genesis 21-24
New International Version
The Birth of Isaac
21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah(A) as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised.(B) 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son(C) to Abraham in his old age,(D) at the very time God had promised him.(E) 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac[a](F) to the son Sarah bore him. 4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him,(G) as God commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old(H) when his son Isaac was born to him.
6 Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter,(I) and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” 7 And she added, “Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”(J)
Hagar and Ishmael Sent Away
8 The child grew and was weaned,(K) and on the day Isaac was weaned Abraham held a great feast. 9 But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(L) was mocking,(M) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(N) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(O)
11 The matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son.(P) 12 But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring[b] will be reckoned.(Q) 13 I will make the son of the slave into a nation(R) also, because he is your offspring.”
14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.(S) He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of Beersheba.(T)
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the boy under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went off and sat down about a bowshot away, for she thought, “I cannot watch the boy die.” And as she sat there, she[c] began to sob.(U)
17 God heard the boy crying,(V) and the angel of God(W) called to Hagar from heaven(X) and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid;(Y) God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Lift the boy up and take him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.(Z)”
19 Then God opened her eyes(AA) and she saw a well of water.(AB) So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink.
20 God was with the boy(AC) as he grew up. He lived in the desert and became an archer. 21 While he was living in the Desert of Paran,(AD) his mother got a wife for him(AE) from Egypt.
The Treaty at Beersheba
22 At that time Abimelek(AF) and Phicol the commander of his forces(AG) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.(AH) 23 Now swear(AI) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.(AJ) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”(AK)
24 Abraham said, “I swear it.”
25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized.(AL) 26 But Abimelek said, “I don’t know who has done this. You did not tell me, and I heard about it only today.”
27 So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelek, and the two men made a treaty.(AM) 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
30 He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness(AN) that I dug this well.(AO)”
31 So that place was called Beersheba,[d](AP) because the two men swore an oath(AQ) there.
32 After the treaty(AR) had been made at Beersheba,(AS) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(AT) returned to the land of the Philistines.(AU) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(AV) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(AW) the Eternal God.(AX) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(AY) for a long time.
Abraham Tested
22 Some time later God tested(AZ) Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!”
“Here I am,”(BA) he replied.
2 Then God said, “Take your son(BB), your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.(BC) Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering(BD) on a mountain I will show you.(BE)”
3 Early the next morning(BF) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. 4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. 5 He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.(BG)”
6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,(BH) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.(BI) As the two of them went on together, 7 Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”
“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.
“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb(BJ) for the burnt offering?”
8 Abraham answered, “God himself will provide(BK) the lamb(BL) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.
9 When they reached the place God had told him about,(BM) Abraham built an altar(BN) there and arranged the wood(BO) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,(BP) on top of the wood. 10 Then he reached out his hand and took the knife(BQ) to slay his son.(BR) 11 But the angel of the Lord(BS) called out to him from heaven,(BT) “Abraham! Abraham!”(BU)
“Here I am,”(BV) he replied.
12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,(BW) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.(BX)”
13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram[e] caught by its horns.(BY) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.(BZ) 14 So Abraham called(CA) that place The Lord(CB) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(CC)”
15 The angel of the Lord(CD) called to Abraham from heaven(CE) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(CF) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(CG) 17 I will surely bless you(CH) and make your descendants(CI) as numerous as the stars in the sky(CJ) and as the sand on the seashore.(CK) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(CL) 18 and through your offspring[f] all nations on earth will be blessed,[g](CM) because you have obeyed me.”(CN)
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(CO) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Nahor’s Sons
20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(CP) 21 Uz(CQ) the firstborn, Buz(CR) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.(CS)” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.(CT) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.(CU) 24 His concubine,(CV) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
The Death of Sarah
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba(CW) (that is, Hebron)(CX) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(CY)
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[h](CZ) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(DA) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(DB)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(DC) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar(DD) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(DE) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(DF) who had come to the gate(DG) of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give[i](DH) you the field, and I give[j] you the cave that is in it. I give[k] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[l] of silver,(DI) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,(DJ) according to the weight current among the merchants.(DK)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(DL) near Mamre(DM)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(DN) in the presence of all the Hittites(DO) who had come to the gate(DP) of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah(DQ) near Mamre (which is at Hebron(DR)) in the land of Canaan.(DS) 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded(DT) to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.(DU)
Isaac and Rebekah
24 Abraham was now very old,(DV) and the Lord had blessed(DW) him in every way.(DX) 2 He said to the senior servant(DY) in his household, the one in charge of all that he had,(DZ) “Put your hand under my thigh.(EA) 3 I want you to swear(EB) by the Lord, the God of heaven(EC) and the God of earth,(ED) that you will not get a wife for my son(EE) from the daughters of the Canaanites,(EF) among whom I am living,(EG) 4 but will go to my country and my own relatives(EH) and get a wife for my son Isaac.(EI)”
5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land?(EJ) Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?(EK)”
6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,”(EL) Abraham said. 7 “The Lord, the God of heaven,(EM) who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land(EN) and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring[m](EO) I will give this land’(EP)—he will send his angel before you(EQ) 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(ER) of mine. Only do not take my son back there.”(ES) 9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh(ET) of his master(EU) Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant left, taking with him ten of his master’s camels(EV) loaded with all kinds of good things(EW) from his master. He set out for Aram Naharaim[n](EX) and made his way to the town of Nahor.(EY) 11 He had the camels kneel down near the well(EZ) outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.(FA)
12 Then he prayed, “Lord, God of my master Abraham,(FB) make me successful(FC) today, and show kindness(FD) to my master Abraham. 13 See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.(FE) 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,(FF) and I’ll water your camels too’(FG)—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac.(FH) By this I will know(FI) that you have shown kindness to my master.”
15 Before he had finished praying,(FJ) Rebekah(FK) came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel(FL) son of Milkah,(FM) who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.(FN) 16 The woman was very beautiful,(FO) a virgin;(FP) 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.”(FQ)
18 “Drink,(FR) 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(FS) too,(FT) 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.(FU) 21 Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.(FV)
22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(FW) weighing a beka[o] and two gold bracelets(FX) weighing ten shekels.[p] 23 Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you?(FY) Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?(FZ)”
24 She answered him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son that Milkah bore to Nahor.(GA)” 25 And she added, “We have plenty of straw and fodder,(GB) as well as room for you to spend the night.”
26 Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,(GC) 27 saying, “Praise be to the Lord,(GD) the God of my master Abraham,(GE) who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness(GF) to my master. As for me, the Lord has led me on the journey(GG) to the house of my master’s relatives.”(GH)
28 The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.(GI) 29 Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban,(GJ) 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,(GK) 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,”(GL) 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(GM) were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.(GN) 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.(GO) 35 The Lord has blessed(GP) my master abundantly,(GQ) and he has become wealthy.(GR) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(GS) 36 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age,(GT) and he has given him everything he owns.(GU) 37 And my master made me swear an oath,(GV) and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,(GW) 38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’(GX)
39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’(GY)
40 “He replied, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked faithfully,(GZ) will send his angel with you(HA) and make your journey a success,(HB) so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.(HC) 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.’(HD)
42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(HE) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(HF) If a young woman(HG) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(HH) 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.’(HI)
45 “Before I finished praying in my heart,(HJ) Rebekah came out, with her jar on her shoulder.(HK) She went down to the spring and drew water, and I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’(HL)
46 “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’(HM) So I drank, and she watered the camels also.(HN)
47 “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’(HO)
“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel(HP) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’(HQ)
“Then I put the ring in her nose(HR) and the bracelets on her arms,(HS) 48 and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.(HT) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,(HU) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.(HV) 49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness(HW) to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn.”
50 Laban and Bethuel(HX) answered, “This is from the Lord;(HY) we can say nothing to you one way or the other.(HZ) 51 Here is Rebekah; take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has directed.(IA)”
52 When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.(IB) 53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(IC) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(ID) 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(IE) to my master.”
55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain with us ten days or so;(IF) then you[q] may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has granted success(IG) to my journey. Send me on my way(IH) so I may go to my master.”
57 Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”(II) 58 So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?”
“I will go,”(IJ) she said.
59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way,(IK) along with her nurse(IL) and Abraham’s servant and his men. 60 And they blessed(IM) Rebekah and said to her,
“Our sister, may you increase
to thousands upon thousands;(IN)
may your offspring possess
the cities of their enemies.”(IO)
61 Then Rebekah and her attendants(IP) 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,(IQ) for he was living in the Negev.(IR) 63 He went out to the field one evening to meditate,[r](IS) and as he looked up,(IT) he saw camels approaching. 64 Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel(IU) 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(IV) and covered herself.
66 Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. 67 Isaac brought her into the tent(IW) of his mother Sarah,(IX) and he married Rebekah.(IY) So she became his wife, and he loved her;(IZ) and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.(JA)
Footnotes
- Genesis 21:3 Isaac means he laughs.
- Genesis 21:12 Or seed
- Genesis 21:16 Hebrew; Septuagint the child
- Genesis 21:31 Beersheba can mean well of seven and well of the oath.
- Genesis 22:13 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text a ram behind him
- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
- Genesis 24:7 Or seed
- Genesis 24:10 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
- Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
- Genesis 24:55 Or she
- Genesis 24:63 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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