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And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words.
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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
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And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.
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And he said: 'Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.'
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And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.
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And there was set food before him to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand.' And he said: 'Speak on.'
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And he said: 'I am Abraham's servant.
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And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
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And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
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And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.
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But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
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And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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And he said unto me: the Lord, 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;
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then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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And I came this day unto the fountain, and said: O the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now Thou do prosper my way which I go:
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behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;
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and she shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels; let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed for my master's son.
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And before I had done speaking to my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew. And I said unto her: Let me drink, I pray thee.
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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.
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And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.
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And I bowed my head, and prostrated myself before the Lord, and blessed the Lord, 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.
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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.'
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Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: 'The thing proceedeth from the Lord; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
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Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken.'
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And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto the Lord.
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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.
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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.'
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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.'
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And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'
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And they said: 'We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.'
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And they called Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Wilt thou go with this man?' And she said: 'I will go.'
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And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
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And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'
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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.
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And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.
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And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.
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And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
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And she said unto the servant: 'What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?' And the servant said: 'It is my master.' And she took her veil, and covered herself.
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And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
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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 for his mother.
-- End of Genesis - Chapter 024 --