^{35 Ref} The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.

^{36 Ref} And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

^{37 Ref} And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

^{38 Ref} But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.

^{39 Ref} And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?

^{40 Ref} And he said, The Lord, whom I have ever kept before me, will send his angel with you, who will make it possible for you to get a wife for my son from my relations and my father's house;

^{41 Ref} And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

^{42 Ref} And I came today to the water-spring, and I said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if it is your purpose to give a good outcome to my journey,

^{43 Ref} Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,

^{44 Ref} Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son.

^{45 Ref} And even while I was saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her vessel on her arm; and she went down to the spring to get water; and I said to her, Give me a drink.

^{46 Ref} And straight away she took down her vessel from her arm, and said, Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels.

^{47 Ref} And questioning her, I said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, and Milcah his wife. Then I put the ring on her nose and the ornaments on her hands.

^{48 Ref} And with bent head I gave worship and praise to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, by whom I had been guided in the right way, to get the daughter of my master's brother for his son.

^{49 Ref} And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.