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And it came to pass that Evad, the servant of Abraham, knew not of the death of Sarah, but was about his journey when he stopped to make his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
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And he prayed, saying: O YHVHa! Elohimb of my lordc, Abraham, I pray thee this day, that thou wouldest show kindness unto my lord Abraham and send me good speed.
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Behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water;
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And so, 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 her be the one whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac.
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And thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my lord, Abraham.
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¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekaha came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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And the damsel, being a young maiden, was very fair to look upon, such as the servant of Abraham had not seen, neither had any man known the like unto her,
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And he beheld her as she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
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And Evad ran to meet her and said: Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
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And she said: Drink, my lord; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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And when she had done giving him drink, she said: I will draw for thy camels also until they have done drinking.
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And she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
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And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, pondering in his heart whether YHVH had made his journey prosperous or not.
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¶ And it came to pass that as the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a gold earring of half a shekel weight and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, and gave them to her;
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And Evad did ask her: Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee; and is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
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And she spoke unto him, saying: I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
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And she continued to speak, saying unto him: We have both straw, and food enough, and room to lodge in.
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And the man bowed down his head and worshiped YHVH.
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And he said: Blessed is YHVH, Elohim of my lord Abraham, who hath not left my lord destitute of Mercy and Truth; and when I was in the way, YHVH led me to the house of my master's brethren.
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And the damsel ran to the house and told her mother these things.
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And Rebekah had a brother, whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, unto the well.
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¶ And it came to pass that when he saw the earrings, and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah, his sister, saying: Thus spake the man unto me, and I came unto the man, and behold, he stood by the camels at the well,
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And he said: Come in, thou blessed of YHVH; wherefore standest thou without? For I have prepared the house and room for the camels.
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And the man came into the house, and he unburdened his camels and gave straw, and food for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the men's feet that came with him.
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And there was set before him food to eat; but he said: I will not eat until I have told mine errand.
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And Laban said: Speak on.
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And he said: I am the servant of Abraham; and YHVH hath blessed my lord 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.
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And Sarah, the wife of my lord, bore a son to my master; and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
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And my lord made me swear, sayinga: Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell; but thou shalt go unto my father's house and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son.
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And I said unto my lord: Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
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And he said unto me: YHVH, before whom I walk, will send his angela with thee; and he will prosper thy way;
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And thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred and of my father's house; then shalt thou be clear of my oath.
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When thou comest to my kindred, and if they give thee not a wife for my son, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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And I came this day unto the wella and said: O YHVH, Elohim of my lord Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way which I go,
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Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the young maiden cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her: Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink,
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And if she should say unto me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels, the same is the woman whom YHVH hath appointed out for my the son of my lord.
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And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew water.
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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; and so it was that I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
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And I asked her and said: Whose daughter art thou?
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And she answered me, saying: The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bare unto him.
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And I gave the earrings unto her to put into her ears and the bracelets upon her hands.
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And I bowed down my head, and worshiped YHVH, and blessed YHVH, the Elohim of my lord, Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
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¶ And now, if thou wilt deal kindly and truly with my lord, 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 YHVH; 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 lord's son's wife, as YHVH hath spoken.
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¶ And it came to pass that, when Abraham's servant heard these words, he worshiped YHVH, bowing himself to the earth;
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And Evad brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave to Rebekah.
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And he gave also unto her brother and to her mother many preciousa things, and they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night.