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Genesis
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English: Webster's Bible |
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Genesis 24 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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And it came to pass as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ear-ring 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? |
| 24. |
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor. |
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She said moreover to him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. |
| 26. |
And the man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD. |
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And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left my master destitute of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. |
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And the damsel ran, and told these things to her mother's house. |
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And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out to the man, to the well. |
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And it came to pass when he saw the ear-ring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me; that he came to 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 LORD; why 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 food before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told my errand. And he said, Speak on. |
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And he said, I am Abraham's servant. |
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And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses. |
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And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old: and to 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 for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: |
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But thou shalt go to my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son. |
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And I said to my master, It may be the woman will not follow me. |
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And he said to me, The LORD, 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. |
| 42. |
And I came this day to the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou dost 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 saith to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath pointed out for my master's son. |
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