Verse 46
Genesis 24:46
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
46
And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תְּמַהֵ֗ר וַ/תּ֤וֹרֶד כַּדָּ/הּ֙ מֵֽ/עָלֶ֔י/הָ וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁתֵ֔ה וְ/גַם גְּמַלֶּ֖י/ךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה וָ/אֵ֕שְׁתְּ וְ/גַ֥ם הַ/גְּמַלִּ֖ים הִשְׁקָֽתָה
English Translation
And she hurried and lowered her jug from her shoulder and said, "Drink, and I will also water your camels." And she watered the camels too.
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Chapter 24 Context
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Now Abraham was old; and advanced in age: and the Lord had blessed him in all things.
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And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my...
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That I may make thee swear by the Lord the God (Elohim) of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wi...
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But that thou go to my own country and kindred, and take a wife from thence for my son Isaac.
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The servant answered: If the woman will not come with me into this land, must I bring thy son back a...
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And Abraham said: Beware thou never bring my son back again thither.
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The Lord God (Elohim) of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country,...
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But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath; only bring not my son ba...
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The servant therefore put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord, and swore to him upon this w...
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And he took ten camels of his master's herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with...
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And when he had made the camels lie down without the town near a well of water in Evening, at the ti...
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O Lord the God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and show kindness to my...
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Behold I stand nigh the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come...
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Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher that I may drink: and she shall a...
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he had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathue...
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An exceedingly comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to...
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And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.
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And she answered: Drink, my lord. And quickly she let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him dr...
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And when he had drunk, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, till they all drink.
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And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water: and having dra...
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But he musing beheld her with silence, desirous to know whether the Lord had made his journey prospe...
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And after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden earrings, weighing two sicles: and as m...
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And he said to her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there any place in thy father's house to lo...
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And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.
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And she said moreover to him: We have good store of both straw and hay, and a large place to lodge i...
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The man bowed himself down, and adored the Lord,
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Saying: Blessed be the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, who hath not taken away his mercy and...
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Then the maid ran, and told in her mother's house, all that she had heard.
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And Rebecca had a brother named Laban, who went out in haste to the man, to the well.
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And when he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sister's hands, and had heard all that she re...
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And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord: why standest thou without? I have prepared the h...
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And he brought him in into his lodging: and he unharnessed the camels and gave straw and hay, and wa...
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And bread was set before him. But he said: I will not eat, till I tell my message. He answered him:...
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And he said: I am the servant of Abraham:
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And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, and he is become great: and he hath given him sheep...
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And Sara my master's wife hath borne my master a son in her old age, and he hath given him all that...
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And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in wh...
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But thou shalt go to my father's house, and shalt take a wife of my own kindred for my son:
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But I answered my master: What if the woman will not come with me?
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The Lord, said he, in whose sight I walk, will send his angel with thee, and will direct thy way: an...
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But thou shalt be clear from my curse, when thou shalt come to my kindred, if they will not give the...
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And I came today to the well of water, and said: O Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, if thou h...
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Behold I stand by the well of water, and the virgin, that shall come out to draw water, who shall he...
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And shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman...
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And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared coming with a pitcher, whi...
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And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy...
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And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel,...
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And falling down I adored the Lord, blessing the Lord God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, who hath br...
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Wherefore if you do according to mercy and truth with my master, tell me: but if it please you other...
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And Laban and Bathuel answered: The word hath proceeded from the Lord, we cannot speak any other thi...
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Behold Rebecca is before thee, take her and go thy way, and let her be the wife of thy master's son,...
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WHich when Abraham's servant heard, falling down to the ground he adored the Lord.
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And bringing forth vessels of silver and gold, and garments, he gave them to Rebecca for a present....
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And a banquet was made, and they ate and drank together, and lodged there. And in the morning, the s...
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And her brother and mother answered: Let the maid stay at least ten days with us, and afterwards she...
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Stay me not, said he, because the Lord hath prospered my way: send me away, that I may go to my mast...
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And they said: Let us call the maid, and ask her will.
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And they called her, and when she was come, they asked: Wilt thou go with this man? She said: I will...
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So they sent her away, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his company,
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Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousand...
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So Rebecca and her maids, being set upon camels, followed the man: who with speed returned to his ma...
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At the same time Isaac was walking along the way to the well which is called Of the living and the s...
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And he was gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being now well spent: and when he had lifted...
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Rebecca also, when she saw Isaac, lighted off the camel,
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And said to the servant: Who is that man who cometh towards us along the field? And he said to her:...
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And the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
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Who brought her into the tent of Sara his mother, and took her to wife: and he loved her so much, th...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Genesis
- Chapter
- Chapter 24 (67 verses)
- Version
- Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition