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35 Negotiating Rebekah’s marriage to Isaac GENESIS 24:33-53
ter to wash his feet and the feet
of the men who were with him. a
33 Then something to eat was
set before him, but he said: “I
shall not eat until I have spoken
about my matters.” Hence
he said: “Speak!” b
34 Then he went on to say:
“I am Abraham’s servant. c
35 And Jehovah has blessed my
master very much in that he goes
on making him greater and giving
him sheep and cattle and silver
and gold and menservants
and maidservants and camels
and asses. d 36 Further, Sarah
the wife of my master bore a son
to my master after her growing
old; e and he will give him everything
he has. f 37 So my master
made me swear, saying, ‘You
must not take a wife for my son
from the daughters of the Canaan·ites
in whose land I am
dwelling. g 38 No, but you will
go to the house of my father and
to my family h and you must take
a wife for my son.’ i 39 But I
said to my master, ‘What if the
woman will not come with me?’ j
40 Then he said to me, ‘Jehovah,
before whom I have walked, k
will send his angel l with you
and will certainly give success to
your way; m and you must take a
wife for my son from my family
and from the house of my father.
n 41 At that time you will
be cleared of obligation to me by
oath when you get to my family,
and if they will not give her to
you, then you shall become free
of obligation to me by oath.’ o
42 “When I got to the fountain
today, then I said, ‘Jehovah
the God of my master Abraham,
if you are really giving success
to my way on which I am going, p
43 here I am stationed at a fountain
of water. What must occur
is that the maiden q coming out
to draw water to whom I shall actually
say: “Please, let me drink
a little water from your jar,”
44 and who will indeed say to
CHAP. 24
a Jg 19:21
Lu 7:44
1Ti 5:10
b Ro 12:11
Eph 6:5
c Ge 15:2
d Ge 13:2
Ps 107:38
e Ge 21:1
Ro 4:19
Heb 11:11
f Ge 25:5
g Ge 24:3
Ge 28:1
Ezr 9:2
1Co 7:39
h Ge 22:20
i Ge 24:4
j Ge 24:5
k Ge 48:15
1Ki 2:3
Ps 119:3
Isa 38:3
Ac 9:31
l Ex 23:20
Heb 1:14
m Ge 39:3
Ne 1:11
Ps 118:25
n Ge 11:25
o Ge 24:9
Jos 2:17
p Ps 37:5
q Ge 24:16
Second Col.
a Ge 24:14
Pr 18:22
Pr 19:14
b Ps 65:2
Isa 58:9
Isa 65:24
Da 9:21
c 1Sa 1:13
Ne 2:4
d Ge 24:15
e Ge 24:17
f Ge 24:18
g Ge 24:23
h Ge 24:22
Eze 16:11
i Ge 24:27
Lu 1:68
j Isa 30:21
Isa 48:17
k Ge 32:10
Ge 47:29
Jos 2:14
l Ge 24:8
m Ps 118:23
Mr 12:11
n Ge 31:24
Isa 46:10
Ac 5:39
o Pr 18:22
Pr 19:14
p 1Ch 29:20
2Ch 20:18
me: “Both you take a drink, and
Ishallalsodrawwaterforyour
camels,” she is the woman whom
Jehovah has assigned for the son
of my master.’ a
45 “Before I was finished
speaking b in my heart, c why,
there was Re·bekah coming out,
with her jar upon her shoulder;
and she made her way down to
the fountain and began to draw
water. d Then I said to her, ‘Give
me a drink, please.’ e 46 So she
quickly lowered her jar from off
her and said, ‘Take a drink, f and
I shall also water your camels.’
Then I took a drink, and she also
watered the camels. 47 After
that I asked her and said, ‘Whose
daughter are you?’ g to which she
said, ‘The daughter of Be·thuel
the son of Nahor, whom Milcah
bore to him.’ Accordingly I
put the nose ring on her nostril
and the bracelets on her hands. h
48 And I proceeded to bow down
and prostrate myself before Jehovah
and bless Jehovah the God
of my master Abraham, i who had
led me in the true way j to take
the daughter of the brother of
my master for his son. 49 And
now if YOU are actually exercising
loving-kindness and trustworthiness
toward my master, k
tell me; but if not, tell me, that I
may turn to the right hand or to
the left.” l
50 Then Laban and Be·thuel
answered and said: “From Jehovah
this thing has issued. m We
are unable to speak bad or good
to you. n 51 Here is Re·bekah
before you. Take her and go, and
let her become a wife to the son
of your master, just as Jehovah
has spoken.” o 52 And it came
about that when Abraham’s servant
had heard their words, he
at once prostrated himself on the
earth before Jehovah. p 53 And
the servant began to bring out
articles of silver and articles of
gold and garments and to give
them to Re·bekah; and he gave