And Abraham
was old,
and well stricken
in age:
and the LORD
had blessed
Abraham
in all things.
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 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 thou shalt go
unto my country,
and to my kindred,
and take
a wife
unto my son
Isaac.
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?
say
And Abraham
said
unto him, Beware
thou that thou bring
not
my son
thither again.
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
will not be willing
to follow
thee,
then thou shalt be clear
from this my oath:
only bring
not my son
thither again.
And the servant
put
his hand
under the thigh
of Abraham
his master,
and sware
to him concerning
that
matter.
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.
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.
And he said,
O LORD
God
of my master
Abraham,
I pray thee, send me
good speed
this day,
and shew
kindness
unto
my master
Abraham.
Behold, I stand
here by the well
of water;
and the daughters
of the men
of the city
come out
to draw
water:
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 shewed
kindness
unto my master.
say
incline
ἐπίκλινον
epiklinon
say
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.
Bathouēl
Βαθουηλ
bathouēl
Melcha
Μελχας
melchas
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.
fill
And the servant
ran
to meet her,
and said,
Let me, I pray thee, drink
a little
water
of thy pitcher.
And she said,
Drink,
my lord:
and she hasted,
and let down
her pitcher
upon her hand,
and gave him 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 hasted,
and emptied
her pitcher
into the trough,
and ran
again unto the well
to draw
water, and drew
for all his camels.
empty out
ἐξεκένωσεν
exekenōsen
drinking trough
ποτιστήριον
potistērion
draw
ὑδρεύσατο
hydreusato
And the man
wondering
at her held his peace,
to wit
whether the LORD
had made
his journey
prosperous
or
not.
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;
earring
ἐνώτια
enōtia
weight
ὁλκῆς
holkēs
bracelet
ψέλια
pselia
weight
ὁλκὴ
holkē
And said,
Whose
daughter
art thou?
tell
me, I pray thee: is there
room
in thy father's
house
for us to lodge in?
And she said
unto him, I am the daughter
of Bethuel
the son
of Milcah,
which she bare
unto Nahor.
She said
moreover unto him, We have both
straw
and provender
enough,
and
room
to lodge in.
And the man
bowed down his head,
and worshipped
the LORD.
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.
say
And the damsel
ran,
and told
them of her mother's
house
these things.
And Rebekah
had a brother,
and his name
was Laban:
and Laban
ran
out
unto the man,
unto the well.
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.
earring
ἐνώτια
enōtia
bracelet
ψέλια
pselia
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.
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.
unload
ἀπέσαξεν
apesaxen
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.
And he said,
I am Abraham's
servant.
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.
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.
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
thou shalt go
unto my father's
house,
and to my kindred,
and take
a wife
unto my son.
And I said
unto my master,
Peradventure the woman
will not follow
me.
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:
say
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.
oath administration
ὁρκισμοῦ
horkismou
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:
say
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;
draw
ὑδρεύσασθαι
hydreusasthai
say
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.
say
draw
ὑδρεύσομαι
hydreusomai
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.
draw
ὑδρεύσατο
hydreusato
say
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.
say
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.
say
Bathouēl
Βαθουηλ
bathouēl
Melcha
Μελχα
melcha
earring
ἐνώτια
enōtia
bracelet
ψέλια
pselia
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.
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.
Then Laban
and Bethuel
answered
and said,
The thing
proceedeth
from the LORD:
we cannot
speak
unto thee bad
or
good.
Laban
Λαβαν
laban
Bathouēl
Βαθουηλ
bathouēl
say
ordinance
πρόσταγμα
prostagma
Behold, Rebekah
is before thee,
take
her, and go,
and let her be thy master's
son's
wife,
as the LORD
hath spoken.
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's
servant
heard
their words,
he worshipped
the LORD,
bowing himself to the earth.
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.
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.
say
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.
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.
And they said,
We will call
the damsel,
and enquire
at her mouth.
And they called
Rebekah,
and said
unto her, Wilt thou go
with this man?
And she said,
I will go.
And they sent away
Rebekah
their sister,
and her nurse,
and Abraham's
servant,
and his men.
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.
say
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.
favorite slave
ἅβραι
habrai
And Isaac
came
from the way
of the well Lahairoi;
for he dwelt
in the south
country.
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 Rebekah
lifted up
her eyes,
and when she saw
Isaac,
she lighted
off
the camel.
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.
say
plain
πεδίῳ
pediō
say
shift
θέριστρον
theristron
And the servant
told
Isaac
all things
that he had done.
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.
