41 Then shalt thou be discharged of [a]mine oath, when thou comest to my kindred: and if they give thee not one, thou shalt be free from mine oath.

42 So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if thou now prosper my [b]journey which I go,

43 Behold, (A)I stand by the well of water when a virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:41 Which by mine authority I caused thee to make.
  2. Genesis 24:42 Or, way.

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.’(A)

42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(B) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(C) If a young woman(D) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(E)

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