Verse 58
Genesis 24:58
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He went out into the fields one evening to think things over. He looked into the distance and saw camels coming.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרְא֤וּ לְ/רִבְקָה֙ וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔י/הָ הֲ/תֵלְכִ֖י עִם הָ/אִ֣ישׁ הַ/זֶּ֑ה וַ/תֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלֵֽךְ
English Translation
And they called to Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."
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Chapter 24 Context
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Abraham by now was old, really old, and the Lord had blessed him in every possible way.
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At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your han...
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and swear an oath by the Lord, the God (Elohim) of heaven and the God (Elohim) of earth, that you wo...
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Instead, go to my homeland where my relatives live, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
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“What if the woman refuses to come back with me to this country?” the servant asked. “Should I take...
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“No, you mustn't take my son back there,” Abraham replied.
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“The Lord, the God (Elohim) of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to m...
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However, if the woman refuses to return here with you, then you are released from this oath. But mak...
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Arriving in the evening, he had the camels kneel down by the spring that was outside the town. This...
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He prayed, “Lord, the God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, please let me be successful today, and plea...
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Look, I'm standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming to get water.
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May it happen like this. The young woman that I ask, ‘Please hold your water jar so I can have a dri...
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He hadn't even finished praying when he saw Rebekah coming to get water, carrying her water jar on h...
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She was very beautiful, a virgin—no one had slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her...
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The servant ran over to meet her and asked, “Please let me drink a few sips of water from your jar.”
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“Please drink, my lord,” she replied. She quickly lifted the jar down from her shoulder and held it...
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After she finished giving him a drink, she said, “Let me get water for your camels too until they've...
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She quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the spring to get more water. She brough...
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Once the camels had finished drinking, he gave her a gold nose-ring and two heavy gold bracelets for...
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Then he asked her, “Whose daughter are you? Also could you tell me, is there room in your father's h...
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She replied, “I'm the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor.” Then she added, “We have pl...
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and yes, we have room for you to spend the night.”
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“Thank you Lord, the God (Elohim) of my master Abraham,” he prayed. “You have not forgotten your com...
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Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he ran out to meet the man who had remained at the spring.
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He'd noticed the nose-ring and the bracelets she was wearing, and he'd heard his sister Rebekah expl...
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“Please come home with me, you who are blessed by the Lord,” said Laban. “What are you standing out...
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So the man went home with him. Laban unloaded the camels and gave them straw and food to eat. He als...
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Then Laban had food brought in. But the man told him, “I'm not going to eat until I've explained why...
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“I'm Abraham's servant,” the man began.
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“The Lord has blessed my master so much, and now he is a wealthy and powerful man. The Lord has give...
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His wife Sarah has had a son for my master even in her old age, and my master has given him everythi...
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My master made me swear an oath, saying, ‘You must not arrange for my son to marry any daughter of t...
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Instead, go to my family home where my relatives live, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.’
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I said to my master, ‘What if the woman refuses to come back with me?’
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He told me, ‘The Lord, in whose presence I have lived my life, will send his angel with you, and he...
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You will be released from the oath you swear to me if, when you go to my family, they refuse to let...
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Today when I arrived at the spring, I prayed, Lord, God (Elohim) of my master Abraham, please let th...
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Look, I'm standing here beside this spring. May it happen like this. If a young woman comes to get w...
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and she says to me, ‘Please drink, and I'll get water for your camels too’ —may she be the one you'v...
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“I hadn't even finished praying silently when I saw Rebekah coming to get water, carrying her water...
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She quickly lifted the jar down from her shoulder and she said, ‘Please drink, and I'll get water fo...
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I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied, ‘I'm the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah...
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Then I kneeled down and bowed in worship to the Lord. I thanked the Lord, the God (Elohim) of my mas...
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So please tell me now, will you show commitment and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or...
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Laban and Bethuel replied, “Clearly all this is from the Lord, so we can't argue one way or the othe...
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Rebekah's here, you can take her and leave. She can become the wife of your master's son, as the Lor...
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As soon as Abraham's servant heard their decision, he bowed down in worship to the Lord.
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Then he unpacked silver and gold jewelry and expensive clothes and gave them to Rebekah. He also gav...
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He and the men with him ate and drank, and spent the night there. When they got up in the morning, h...
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But her brother and her mother said, “Let her stay with us for another ten days or so. She can leave...
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“Please don't delay me,” he told them. “The Lord has made my journey successful, so let me leave and...
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“Let's call Rebekah and find out what she wants to do,” they suggested.
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They called Rebekah in and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man now?” “Yes, I'll go,” she rep...
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So they let Laban's sister Rebekah leave with Abraham's servant and his men, together with the woman...
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They asked a blessing on her, saying, “Our dear sister, may you become the mother to thousands and t...
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Then Rebekah and her servant girls got on the camels. They followed Abraham's servant and left.
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Meanwhile Isaac, who was living in the Negev, had just come back from Beer-lahai-roi.
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He went out into the fields one evening to think things over. He looked into the distance and saw ca...
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Rebekah was also keeping a look out. When she saw Isaac, she got down from her camel.
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She asked the servant, “Who is this walking through the fields to meet us?” “He's my master, Isaac,”...
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Isaac took Rebekah into his mother Sarah's tent, and he married her. He loved her, and she brought h...
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- Chapter 24 (61 verses)
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