Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
By
now
Abraham was old and well along
in years,
and the LORD had blessed him
in every
way
.
And
Abraham was old ,
and well stricken
in age:
and the LORD had blessed Abraham
in all
things
.
So
Abraham instructed
the
chief
servant of his household
, who
managed
all he owned
, “Place
your
hand under my thigh ,
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 :
and I will have
you
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you
will
not take a wife for
my son from
the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am
dwelling,
And I will make
thee
swear by the LORD, the God of heaven ,
and the God of the
earth, that thou
shalt
not take a wife unto
my son of
the daughters of the Canaanites ,
among whom I dwell:
but will
go to
my country and my kindred to
take a wife for
my son Isaac. ”
But thou
shalt
go unto
my country ,
and to
my kindred ,
and
take a wife unto
my son Isaac.
The servant asked
him, “What
if
the woman is
unwilling
to follow me to
this land ?
Shall
I then
take
your
son back
to
the land from which
you
came
? ”
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
?
Abraham replied
, “Make
sure
that you
do
not take
my son back
there
.
And
Abraham said
unto
him
, Beware
thou
that thou
bring
not my son thither
again
.
The LORD ,
the
God of heaven, who
brought
me from my father’s
house and my
native
land, who
spoke
to
me and promised
me on
oath
, saying, ‘To
your
offspring
I
will give this land ’—
He will
send His angel before you
so
that
you
can
take a wife for
my son from there
.
The LORD God 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
.
And if the woman is
unwilling
to follow you
, then you
are
released
from this oath of
mine.
Only do
not take
my son back
there
. ”
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
.
So
the servant placed
his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham
and swore
an
oath
to him concerning this
matter.
And
the servant put
his hand under the thigh of Abraham
his master ,
and sware
to him concerning that
matter.
Then
the servant took ten of his
master’s
camels and departed with
all manner
of good
things
from
his master in hand .
And he set
out
for
Nahor’s
hometown
in
Aram-naharaim
.
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
.
As
evening
approached,
he made the
camels kneel down near
the well outside
the
town
at the time when
the women went
out to draw water.
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.
“
O LORD ,
God of my master Abraham, ”
he
prayed
, “please
grant
me success
today
, and show kindness to
my master Abraham.
And
he
said
O LORD God of my master Abraham, I
pray
thee
, send
me good
speed
this
day
, and show kindness unto
my master Abraham.
Here
I
am
, standing
beside
the spring,
and the daughters of the townspeople
are
coming
out to draw water .
Behold
, I
stand
here
by
the well
of
water;
and the daughters of the men
of
the
city
come
out to draw water :
Now
may
it happen
that the girl
to whom I say, ‘Please
let down your
jar
that I may drink ,’
and who
responds
, ‘
Drink, and I will water
your
camels as
well’—
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. ”
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
showed
kindness unto
my master.
Before the
servant
had finished
praying
, Rebekah came out with
her
jar
on
her
shoulder.
She
was the
daughter
of
Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s
brother
Nahor.
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
.
Now
the girl
was very beautiful
, a virgin who
had
not
had relations
with
any man .
She went down to the spring
, filled her jar
, and came up again
.
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.
So
the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please
let me have
a little water from
your
jar
. ”
And
the servant ran to meet her ,
and said, Let me ,
I
pray
thee,
drink
a little water of
thy
pitcher
.
“
Drink, my lord ,”
she replied
, and she
quickly
lowered
her jar
to
her hands
and gave him a
drink.
And
she
said,
Drink, my lord :
and
she hasted
, and let
down
her pitcher
upon
her hand,
and gave him drink.
After
she had given
him a
drink, she said, “
I will also
draw water for your
camels, until they have had
enough
to
drink
. ”
And
when
she had done
giving
him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy
camels also
, until they have done
drinking
.
And she quickly
emptied her jar
into the trough and ran back
to
the well to draw water, until
she
had
drawn
water
for all his camels.
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.
Meanwhile,
the man watched
her silently
to see
whether or
not
the LORD had made his journey a
success
.
And
the man wondering
at
her held
his
peace,
to wit
whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous
or
not
.
And after
the camels had finished
drinking, he
took out
a gold
ring
weighing
a beka
, and two gold
bracelets for her wrists
weighing
ten shekels .
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;
“
Whose daughter are
you
? ”
he
asked.
“Please
tell me, is there room in your
father’s
house for us to spend
the
night
? ”
And
said,
Whose daughter art
thou
? tell me, I
pray
thee:
is there room in thy
father's
house for us to lodge
in
?
She replied
, “
I am the daughter of Bethuel ,
the son that
Milcah bore
to
Nahor. ”
And
she said
unto
him
, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of
Milcah ,
which
she
bare
unto
Nahor.
Then
she added
, “
We have plenty
of
straw and feed
, as
well
as
a
place
for
you
to spend
the
night
. ”
She said
moreover
unto
him
, We have both
straw and provender
enough
, and
room
to lodge
in
.
Then
the man bowed down and worshiped
the LORD ,
And
the man bowed down his
head,
and worshipped
the LORD .
saying
, “
Blessed be the LORD ,
the
God of my master Abraham, who has
not withheld
His
kindness
and
faithfulness
from
my master .
As
for
me
, the LORD has
led me on
the
journey
to the house of my master’s
relatives
. ”
And
he
said
, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath
not left
destitute
my master of
his
mercy
and
his
truth:
I
being
in
the
way
, the LORD led me to the house of my master's
brethren
.
The girl
ran and told her mother’s
household
about
these things.
And
the damsel
ran ,
and told them
of
her mother's
house
these things.
Now
Rebekah had a brother named
Laban
, and he
rushed
out to
the man at
the spring
.
And
Rebekah had a brother, and his
name
was
Laban:
and
Laban
ran
out unto
the man ,
unto
the well
.
As
soon
as
he saw the ring,
and the
bracelets on
his sister’s
wrists
, and heard Rebekah’s
words, “
The man said
this
to
me ,”
he went
and
found
the man standing
by the camels near
the spring
.
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
.
“
Come, you
who
are
blessed by
the LORD ,”
said
Laban.
“Why
are
you
standing
out
here
? I have prepared the house and a
place
for the camels. ”
And
he
said,
Come in
, thou
blessed of
the LORD ;
wherefore
standest
thou
without
? for
I have prepared the house ,
and room
for the camels.
So
the man came to
the house ,
and the
camels were
unloaded.
Straw and feed
were
brought
to
the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of
his
companions
.
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
.
Then
a
meal
was set before the
man,
but he said, “
I will not eat until I have told you
what
I
came
to
say
. ”
So
Laban
said, “Please
speak. ”
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
.
“
I am Abraham’s
servant ,”
he
replied
.
And
he
said,
I am Abraham's
servant.
“
The LORD has
greatly
blessed my master ,
and he has
become rich.
He has
given him sheep
and cattle
, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys
.
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
menservants ,
and maidservants, and
camels ,
and asses
.
My master’s
wife Sarah
has
borne
him
a son in
her
old
age,
and
my master has
given
him everything
he owns
.
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
.
My master made me swear an
oath
and
said
, ‘You
shall
not take a wife for
my son from
the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell ,
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 :
but you
shall
go to
my father’s
house and to my kindred to
take a wife for
my son. ’
But thou
shalt
go unto
my father's
house ,
and to my kindred ,
and
take a wife unto
my son.
Then
I asked
my master, ‘What
if
the woman will not come
back
with
me ?’
And
I said
unto
my master, Peradventure
the woman will not follow
me .
And he told
me, ‘
The LORD, before whom I have
walked
, will send His angel with you
and
make
your
journey
a
success
, so
that
you
may
take a wife for my son from
my kindred and from
my father’s
house .
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 :
And
when you
go
to my kindred ,
if they refuse
to
give her
to
you
, then
you
will
be released
from my oath. ’
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.
So
when
I came to
the spring
today
, I
prayed:
O LORD ,
God of my master Abraham, if only
You
would
make
my journey
a
success!
And
I came this
day
unto
the well
, and
said,
O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now
thou
do
prosper
my way
which
I
go:
Here
I am
, standing
beside
this
spring.
Now
if
a
maiden
comes
out
to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please
let
me drink
a little water from
your
jar,’
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;
and she replies
, ‘
Drink, and I will draw water
for your
camels as
well,’
may
she
be the woman the LORD has
appointed for my master’s
son.
And she 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 out
for my master's
son.
And before I had finished
praying
in my
heart, there
was
Rebekah coming
out
with her jar
on her shoulder ,
and she went down to
the spring
and drew water .
So
I said to
her, ‘Please
give
me a
drink. ’
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
.
She quickly
lowered
her jar
from her shoulder and said, ‘
Drink, and I will water
your
camels as
well.’
So I drank, and she also
watered
the camels.
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
.
Then
I asked her, ‘
Whose daughter are
you
? ’
She replied
, ‘
The daughter of Bethuel son of
Nahor
, whom Milcah bore
to
him .’
So
I put the ring
on
her nose
and the bracelets on
her wrists
.
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
.
Then
I bowed down and worshiped
the LORD ;
and I
blessed the LORD ,
the
God of my master Abraham, who
led me on
the right road
to take the
granddaughter
of
my master’s
brother
for
his son.
And
I bowed down my
head,
and worshipped
the LORD ,
and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which
had
led me in
the right way
to take my master's
brother's
daughter
unto
his son.
Now if you
will show
kindness
and faithfulness
to
my master, tell me ;
but
if not, let
me know,
so
that I may go
elsewhere
. ”
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
.
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This
is
from the LORD ;
we have
no
choice
in
the
matter
.
Then
Laban and Bethuel answered and
said
, The
thing
proceedeth
from the LORD :
we cannot
speak
unto
thee
bad
or
good
.
Rebekah is here
before you.
Take her and go, and let her become
the
wife of
your
master’s
son
, just
as the LORD has
decreed
. ”
Behold,
Rebekah is before thee,
take her ,
and go, and let her be
thy
master's
son's
wife, as the LORD hath
spoken
.
When Abraham’s
servant heard their words, he bowed
down
to
the
ground
before
the LORD.
And
it
came
to
pass,
that,
when Abraham's
servant heard their words, he worshipped
the LORD ,
bowing
himself
to
the
earth
.
Then
he
brought out
jewels of silver and gold, and articles
of
clothing
, and he
gave them to Rebekah .
He also
gave precious
gifts
to her brother and her mother.
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
.
Then
he and the men with him ate
and
drank
and spent
the
night there.
When
they got
up the next
morning, he said, “
Send me on
my
way
to
my master. ”
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.
But
her brother and mother said, “
Let the girl
remain
with us ten
days or
so.
After that ,
she may
go. ”
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.
But
he replied
, “Do
not
delay
me, since
the LORD has
made
my journey
a
success.
Send me on
my
way
so
that I may go to my master. ”
And
he said
unto
them
, Hinder
me not
, seeing
the LORD hath
prospered
my way;
send me away
that I may go to my master.
So
they said, “
We will call the girl
and ask
her opinion
. ”
And
they said, We will call the damsel,
and inquire
at
her mouth
.
They called Rebekah and asked
her, “Will
you
go with this man? ”
“
I will go ,”
she
replied
.
And
they called Rebekah ,
and said
unto
her, Wilt
thou
go with this man? And
she
said,
I will go.
So
they sent their sister Rebekah
on
her
way
, along
with
her nurse and Abraham’s
servant and his men.
And
they sent away
Rebekah
their sister, and
her nurse ,
and Abraham's
servant ,
and his men.
And they blessed Rebekah and said to
her, “
Our sister, may
you
become
the mother of thousands upon
thousands.
May
your
offspring
possess the gates
of their
enemies
. ”
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
.
Then
Rebekah and her servant
girls
got
ready
, mounted
the camels, and followed the man .
So
the servant took Rebekah and left
.
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
.
Now
Isaac had
just
returned
from Beer-lahai-roi,
for he was
living
in the Negev
.
And
Isaac came
from the
way
of
the
well
Lahairoi;
for he dwelt
in the south
country
.
Early
in
the
evening,
Isaac went out to the field to
meditate,
and looking
up, he
saw the camels approaching
.
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
.
And when
Rebekah looked
up and saw Isaac, she got
down
from
her
camel
And Rebekah lifted
up her
eyes,
and when
she
saw Isaac, she lighted
off
the
camel .
and
asked
the servant, “Who
is that man
in the field coming
to meet us? ”
“
It is my master ,”
the
servant
answered.
So
she took her
veil
and covered herself.
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.
Then
the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
And
the servant told Isaac all things
that he had done.
And Isaac brought her into the
tent
of
his mother Sarah
and took Rebekah as
his wife .
And Isaac
loved her and was comforted after his mother’s
death.
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.
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