1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and YAHUAH had blessed
Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all
that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And I will make thee swear by YAHUAH, YAH of heaven, and YAH of the earth,
that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites,
among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my
son Isaac.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to
follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from
whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither
again.
7 YAHUAH YAH of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land
of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy
seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt
take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear
from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware
to him concerning that matter.
10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed;
for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to
Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at
the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [water].
12 And he said, O YAHUAH thy YAH of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of
the city come out to draw water:
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy
pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will
give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for
thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto
my master.
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came
out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's
brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man
known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a
little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my master: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon
her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy
camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto
the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether YAHUAH had made
his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a
golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten
[shekels] weight of gold;
23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in]
thy father's house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah,
which she bare unto Nahor.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room
to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped YAHUAH.
27 And he said, Blessed [be] YAHUAH YAH of my master Abraham, who hath not left
destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, YAHUAH led
me to the house of my master's brethren.
28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother's house these things.
29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban: and Laban ran out unto
the man, unto the well.
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's
hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the
man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at
the well.
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of YAHUAH; wherefore standest thou
without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw
and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet
that [were] with him.
33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat,
until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I [am] Abraham's servant.
35 And YAHUAH hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he
hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and
maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto
him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of
the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife
unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, YAHUAH, before whom I walk, will send his angel with
thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred,
and of my father's house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred;
and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O YAHUAH the great YAH of my
master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when
the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee,
a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels:
[let] the same [be] the woman whom YAHUAH hath appointed out for my master's
son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with
her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]:
and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said,
Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the
camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The
daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the
earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped YAHUAH, and blessed YAHUAH YAH of my
master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's
daughter unto his son.
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with 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 proceedeth from YAHUAH:
we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy
master's son's wife, as YAHUAH hath spoken.
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he
worshipped YAHUAH, [bowing himself] to the earth.
53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and
raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her
mother precious things.
54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were] with him, and tarried
all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my
master.
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few]
days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing YAHUAH hath prospered my way;
send me away that I may go to my master.
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And
she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's
servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou
[the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of
those which hate them.
61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and
followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south
country.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up
his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the
camel.
65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the
field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she
took a vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she
became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's
[death].