Then she said to him, "We have both straw and fodder in abundance, as well as a place to spend the night."

And the man knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.

Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.

And he said, "Blessed [be] Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I [was] on the way [and] Yahweh led me [to] the house of my master's brother."

And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, [who] said, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man. And behold, [he was] standing with the camels at the spring.

Yahweh, the God of heaven who took me from the house of my father and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'to your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

And he said, "Come, O blessed [one] of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? Now I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

And my master made me swear, saying, 'Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I am living.

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be [that] the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,"

And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.

And he said to me, 'Yahweh, before whom I have walked, shall send his angel with you and will make your journey successful. And you shall take a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father.

Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.

Now Abraham [was] old, {advanced in age}, and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in everything.

And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who [were] with him.

Now Yahweh has blessed my master exceedingly, and he has become great. He has given to him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh

that I may make you swear by Yahweh, 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 in whose midst I am dwelling,

And the servant took ten camels from his master's camels, and he went with all [kinds of] his master's good things in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

And he said, "I [am] the servant of Abraham.

{And food was placed before him} to eat. And he said, "I will not eat until {I have told my errand}." And he said, "Speak."

And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after [the death of] his mother.

And it happened [that] as the camels finished drinking the man took a gold ring of a half shekel in weight and two bracelets for her arms, ten shekels in weight,

Then I asked her and said, 'Whose daughter [are] you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' And I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

And it happened [that] before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah--who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham--came out, and her jar [was] on her shoulder.

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field {early in the evening}, and he lifted up his eyes and saw--behold, camels were coming.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and they said, "The matter has gone out from Yahweh; we are not able to speak bad or good to you.

And Sarah, the wife of my master, has borne a son to my master after her old age. And he has given to him all that he has.

Now the girl [was] very pleasing in appearance. [She was] a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.

And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "You [are] our sister; may you become countless thousands; and may your offspring take possession of the gate of his enemies."

And he said, "O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show loyal love to my master Abraham.

And he made the camels kneel outside the city at the well of water, at the time of evening, toward the time [the women] went out to draw water.

Then you shall be released from my oath, when you come to my family. And if they will not give [a woman] to you, then you will be released from my oath.'

And she hastened and let down her jar {from her shoulder} and said, 'Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.' Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also.

Now Isaac [was] coming from the direction of Beer-Lahai-Roi. And he [was] living in the land of the Negev.

but that you will go to my land and to my family, and take a wife for my son, for Isaac."

And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing {to follow} me to this land--must I then return your son to the land from whence you came?"

Then today I came to the spring, and I said, 'O Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, {if you would please make my journey successful}, upon which I am going.

And if the woman is not willing {to follow} you, then you shall be released from this oath of mine--only you must not return my son there."

And let it be [that] the girl to whom I shall say, 'Please, offer your jar that I may drink' and [who] says, 'Drink--and I will also water your camels,' she [is the one] you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master."

And the servant brought out silver jewelry and gold jewelry, and garments, and he gave [them] to Rebekah. And he gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother.

I had not yet finished speaking to myself when, behold, Rebekah [was] coming out with her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

And she said to him, "I [am] the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

So now, {if you are going to deal loyally and truly} with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, so that I may turn to [the] right or to [the] left."

And she said to the servant, "Who [is] this man walking around in the field to meet us?" And the servant said, "That [is] my master." And she took her veil and covered herself.

And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."

And the man [was] gazing at her silently to know [if] Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are going out to draw water.

And it happened [that] when the servant of Abraham heard their words he bowed down to the ground to Yahweh.

But you shall go to the house of my father, and to my family, and you shall take a wife for my son.'

And I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not {follow} me.'

And she said, "Drink, my lord." And she quickly lowered her jar in her hand and gave him a drink.

And Rebekah and her maidservants arose, and they mounted the camels and {followed} the man. And the servant took Rebekah and left.

When she finished giving him a drink she said, "I will also draw water for your camels until they finish drinking."

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac. And she got down from the camel.

And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, "Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar."

let her say to me, "Drink; I will also draw water for your camels," she [is] the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for the son of my master.'

Then the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and he swore to him concerning this matter.

So they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and the servant of Abraham and his men.

And they said, "Let us call the girl and ask {her opinion}."

Abraham said to him, "{You must take care} that you do not return my son there.

And her brother and her mother said, "Let the girl remain with us ten days [or so]; after [that] she may go."

And he and the men who [were] with him ate and drank, and they spent the night. And they got up in the morning, and he said, "Let me go to my master."

Here [is] Rebekah before you. Take [her] and go; let her be a wife for the son of your master as Yahweh has spoken."

And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw water. And she drew water for all his camels.

And he said to them, "Do not delay me. Now, Yahweh has made my journey successful. Let me go. I must go to my master."

And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

and said, "Please tell me, whose daughter [are] you? Is there a place [at] the house of your father for us to spend the night?"