^{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.

^{50 Ref} Then Laban and Bethuel said in answer, This is the Lord's doing: it is not for us to say Yes or No to you.

^{51 Ref} See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.

^{52 Ref} And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise to the Lord.

^{53 Ref} Then he took jewels of silver and jewels of gold and fair robes and gave them to Rebekah: and he gave things of value to her mother and her brother.

^{54 Ref} Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.

^{55 Ref} But her brother and her mother said, Let the girl be with us a week or ten days, and then she may go.

^{56 Ref} And he said, Do not keep me; the Lord has given a good outcome to my journey; let me now go back to my master.

⁵⁷ And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.

^{58 Ref} And they sent for Rebekah and said to her, Are you ready to go with this man? And she said, I am ready.

^{59 Ref} So they sent their sister Rebekah and her servant with Abraham's servant and his men.

^{60 Ref} And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

^{61 Ref} So Rebekah and her servant-women went with the man, seated on the camels; and so the servant took Rebekah and went on his way.

^{62 Ref} Now Isaac had come through the waste land to Beer-lahai-roi; for he was living in the South.

^{63 Ref} And when the evening was near, he went wandering out into the fields, and lifting up his eyes he saw camels coming.

^{64 Ref} And when Rebekah, looking up, saw Isaac, she got down from her camel,

^{65 Ref} And said to the servant, Who is that man coming to us through the field? And the servant said, It is my master: then she took her veil, covering her face with it.

^{66 Ref} Then the servant gave Isaac the story of all he had done.

^{67 Ref} And Isaac took Rebekah into his tent and she became his wife; and in his love for her, Isaac was comforted after his father's death.