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A Wife for Isaac
And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
And Abraham was old, [and] advanced in age; and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.
A Bride for Isaac
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.
And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,
So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh,
and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of the heavens and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am dwelling;
but thou shalt go to my land and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.
but you shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
And the servant said to him, Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land: must I, then, bring thy son again in any case to the land from which thou hast removed?
And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
And Abraham said to him, Beware that thou bring not my son thither again.
But Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there.
Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land -- he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be quit of this my oath: only, bring not my son thither again.
And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there.”
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore unto him concerning that matter.
So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, for all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].
And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
And he said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, meet me, I pray thee, [with thy blessing] this day, and deal kindly with my master Abraham.
Then he said, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
And let it come to pass, [that] the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.
Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’ — let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
Rebekah is Chosen
And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.
And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.
And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Now the young woman was very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.”
And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.
So she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink.
And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.
And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”
And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw [water]; and she drew for all his camels.
Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.
And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
And it came to pass when the camels had drunk enough, that the man took a gold ring, of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands, ten [shekels] weight of gold,
So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.
So she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.”
And she said to him, There is straw, and also much provender with us; also room to lodge.
Moreover she said to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge.”
And the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord.
and said, Blessed be Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has not withdrawn his loving-kindness and his faithfulness from my master; I being in the way, Jehovah has led me to the house of my master's brethren.
And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”
And the maiden ran and told these things to her mother's house.
So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things.
And Rebecca had a brother, named Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the well.
Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
And it came to pass when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's hand, and when he heard the words of Rebecca his sister, saying, Thus spoke the man to me -- that he came to the man, and behold, he was standing by the camels, by the well.
So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.
And he said, Come in, blessed of Jehovah! why standest thou outside? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
And he said, “Come in, O blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.”
And the man came into the house; and he ungirded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who were with him.
Then the man came to the house. And he unloaded the camels, and provided straw and feed for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
And there was set [meat] before him to eat; but he said, I will not eat until I have made known my business. And he said, Speak on.
Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told about my errand.”
And he said, “Speak on.”
And he said, “Speak on.”
And Jehovah has blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he has given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses.
The Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he has become great; and He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and to him he has given all that he has.
And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling;
Now my master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;
but thou shalt by all means go to my father's house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.
but you shall go to my father’s house and to my family, and take a wife for my son.’
And I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not follow me?
And I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’
And he said to me, Jehovah, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way, that thou mayest take a wife for my son of my family, and out of my father's house.
Then shalt thou be quit of my oath, when thou shalt have come to my family. And if they give thee not [one], thou shalt be quit of my oath.
You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family; for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
And I came this day to the well, and said, Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, if now thou wilt prosper my way on which I go,
“And this day I came to the well and said, ‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,
behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels -- that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
and she says to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” — let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’
Before I ended speaking in my heart, behold, Rebecca came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder, and went down to the well, and drew [water]; and I said to her, Give me, I pray thee, to drink.
“But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.
And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also.
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her hands.
Then I asked her, and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
And I stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah; and I blessed Jehovah, God of my master Abraham, who has led me the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.
And I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the way of truth to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.
And now, if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; and I will turn to the right hand or to the left.
Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. And if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.”
And Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from Jehovah: we cannot speak to thee bad or good.
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, “The thing comes from the Lord; we cannot speak to you either bad or good.
Behold, Rebecca is before thee: take [her], and go away; and let her be wife of thy master's son, as Jehovah has said.
Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master’s son’s wife, as the Lord has spoken.”
And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he bowed down to the earth before Jehovah.
And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he worshiped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
And the servant brought forth silver articles, and gold articles, and clothing, and he gave [them] to Rebecca; and he gave to her brother, and to her mother, precious things.
Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
And they ate and drank, he and the men that were with him, and lodged. And they rose up in the morning; and he said, Send me away to my master.
And he and the men who were with him ate and drank and stayed all night. Then they arose in the morning, and he said, “Send me away to my master.”
And her brother and her mother said, Let the maiden abide with us [some] days, or [say] ten; after that she shall go.
But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us a few days, at least ten; after that she may go.”
And he said to them, Do not hinder me, seeing Jehovah has prospered my way: send me away, and I will go to my master.
And they said, Let us call the maiden and inquire at her mouth.
So they said, “We will call the young woman and ask her personally.”
And they called Rebecca and said to her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?”
And she said, “I will go.”
And she said, “I will go.”
And they sent away Rebecca their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.
So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men.
And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her:
“Our sister, may you become
The mother of thousands of ten thousands;
And may your descendants possess
The gates of those who hate them.”
“Our sister, may you become
The mother of thousands of ten thousands;
And may your descendants possess
The gates of those who hate them.”
And Rebecca arose, and her maids, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebecca, and went away.
Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.
Isaac Marries Rebekah
And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
And Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi; for he was dwelling in the south country.
Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South.
And Isaac had gone out to meditate in the fields toward the beginning of evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, camels were coming.
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming.
And Rebecca lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she sprang off the camel.
Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from her camel;
And she had said to the servant, Who is the man that is walking in the fields to meet us? And the servant said, That is my master! Then she took the veil, and covered herself.
for she had said to the servant, “Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?”
The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.
The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took a veil and covered herself.
And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
And Isaac led her into his mother Sarah's tent; and he took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after [the death of] his mother.
Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent; and he took Rebekah and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.