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drinking.
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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.
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And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit
whether the L
ORD
had made his journey prosperous or not.
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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;
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And said, Whose daughter
art
thou? tell me, I pray
thee: is there room
in
thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
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And she said unto him, I
am
the
daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
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She said moreover unto him,
We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
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And the man bowed down his
head, and worshipped the L
ORD
.
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And he said, Blessed
be
the L
ORD
God of my master Abraham,
who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I
being
in the way, the L
ORD
led
me to the house of my master’s brethren.
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And the damsel ran, and told
them of
her mother’s
house these things.
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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name
was
Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto
the well.
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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.
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And he said, Come in, thou blessed
of the L
ORD
; 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 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.
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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.
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And he said, I
am
Abraham’s servant.
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And the L
ORD
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.
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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.
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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:
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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 master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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And he said unto me, The L
ORD
, 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
this
my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee
one,
thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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And I came this day unto the well, and said, O L
ORD
God
of my master Abraham, if now thou do 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 virgin 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 she say to me, Both drink
thou, and I will also draw for thy camels:
let
the same
be
the woman whom the L
ORD
hath appointed
out for my master’s son.
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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
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