Genesis 24:42-51

English Standard Version

⁴² “I came today to the spring and said, ^(A)‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you ^(B)are prospering the way that I go, ⁴³ behold, I am standing ^(C)by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” ^44 (D)and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’

⁴⁵ “Before I had finished ^(E)speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’ ⁴⁶ She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also. ⁴⁷ Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ ^(F)So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms. ^48 (G)Then I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord and blessed the Lord, ^(H)the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way^[a] to take ^(I)the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son. ⁴⁹ Now then, if you are going to ^(J)show steadfast love and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”

⁵⁰ Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing has come from the Lord; we cannot ^(K)speak to you bad or good. ⁵¹ Behold, Rebekah is before you; take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, ^(L)as the Lord has spoken.”