Verse 60
Genesis 24:60
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
60
Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands, and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְבָרֲכ֤וּ אֶת רִבְקָה֙ וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לָ֔/הּ אֲחֹתֵ֕/נוּ אַ֥תְּ הֲיִ֖י לְ/אַלְפֵ֣י רְבָבָ֑ה וְ/יִירַ֣שׁ זַרְעֵ֔/ךְ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר שֹׂנְאָֽי/ו
English Translation
And they blessed Rebecca and said to her, "Our sister, may you become thousands of ten thousands, and may your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them."
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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