Jan.
24
Genesis
24
Gen
24:1 Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. Yahweh had blessed
Abraham in all things.
Gen
24:2 Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled
over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.
Gen
24:3 I will make you swear by Yahweh, the God of heaven and the God
of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the
daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.
Gen
24:4 But you shall go to my country, and to my relatives, and take a
wife for my son Isaac."
Gen
24:5 The servant said to him, "What if the woman isn't willing
to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land
you came from?"
Gen
24:6 Abraham said to him, "Beware that you don't bring my son
there again.
Gen
24:7 Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house,
and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me,
saying, 'I will give this land to your seed.' He will send his angel
before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
Gen
24:8 If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be
clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there
again."
Gen
24:9 The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master,
and swore to him concerning this matter.
Gen
24:10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and
departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him.
He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
Gen
24:11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of
water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw
water.
Gen
24:12 He said, "Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please
give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
Gen
24:13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of
the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Gen
24:14 Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please
let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'Drink,
and I will also give your camels a drink,'--let her be the one you
have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you
have shown kindness to my master."
Gen
24:15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold,
Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife
of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Gen
24:16 The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin,
neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled
her pitcher, and came up.
Gen
24:17 The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a
drink, a little water from your pitcher."
Gen
24:18 She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let
down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.
Gen
24:19 When she had done giving him drink, she said, "I will
also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking."
Gen
24:20 She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran
again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
Gen
24:21 The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know
whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.
Gen
24:22 It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man
took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her
hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
Gen
24:23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is
there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"
Gen
24:24 She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of
Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
Gen
24:25 She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and
provender enough, and room to lodge in."
Gen
24:26 The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.
Gen
24:27 He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master
Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth
toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the
house of my master's relatives."
Gen
24:28 The young lady ran, and told her mother's house about these
words.
Gen
24:29 Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out
to the man, to the spring.
Gen
24:30 It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his
sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister,
saying, "This is what the man said to me," that he came to
the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
Gen
24:31 He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you
stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the
camels."
Gen
24:32 The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He
gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet
and the feet of the men who were with him.
Gen
24:33 Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not
eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."
Gen
24:34 He said, "I am Abraham's servant.
Gen
24:35 Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He
has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and
female servants, and camels and donkeys.
Gen
24:36 Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was
old. He has given all that he has to him.
Gen
24:37 My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife
for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
Gen
24:38 but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives,
and take a wife for my son.'
Gen
24:39 I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'
Gen
24:40 He said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I walk, will send his
angel with you, and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my
son of my relatives, and of my father's house.
Gen
24:41 Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my
relatives. If they don't give her to you, you shall be clear from my
oath.'
Gen
24:42 I came this day to the spring, and said, 'Yahweh, the God of
my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go--
Gen
24:43 behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen,
that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, "Give
me, I pray you, a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
Gen
24:44 and she will tell me, "Drink, and I will also draw for
your camels,"--let her be the woman whom Yahweh has appointed
for my master's son.'
Gen
24:45 Before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came
forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring,
and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
Gen
24:46 She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and
said, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' So I drank,
and she made the camels drink also.
Gen
24:47 I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said,
'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' I
put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
Gen
24:48 I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the
God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my
master's brother's daughter for his son.
Gen
24:49 Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me.
If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."
Gen
24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing proceeds from
Yahweh. We can't speak to you bad or good.
Gen
24:51 Behold, Rebekah is before you. Take her, and go, and let her
be your master's son's wife, as Yahweh has spoken."
Gen
24:52 It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he
bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.
Gen
24:53 The servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of
gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious
things to her brother and her mother.
Gen
24:54 They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and
stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, "Send
me away to my master."
Gen
24:55 Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young lady stay
with us a few days, at least ten. After that she will go."
Gen
24:56 He said to them, "Don't hinder me, seeing Yahweh has
prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."
Gen
24:57 They said, "We will call the young lady, and ask her."
Gen
24:58 They called Rebekah, and said to her, "Will you go with
this man?" She said, "I will go."
Gen
24:59 They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse,
Abraham's servant, and his men.
Gen
24:60 They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may
you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed
possess the gate of those who hate them."
Gen
24:61 Rebekah arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and
followed the man. The servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
Gen
24:62 Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he lived in the
land of the South.
Gen
24:63 Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. He
lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
Gen
24:64 Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she
dismounted from the camel.
Gen
24:65 She said to the servant, "Who is the man who is walking
in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my
master." She took her veil, and covered herself.
Gen
24:66 The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
Gen
24:67 Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted
after his mother's death.