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  24:1 ¶
And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age. And Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things. |
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24:1 ¶
And Abraham°
was old,°°
[and] well stricken°°
in age:°
and the LORD°
had blessed°°°
Abraham°
in all things.° |
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24:2
And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh. |
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24:2
And Abraham°
said°°
unto°
his eldest°
servant°
of his house,°
that ruled°
over°°
all°
that°
he had, Put,°°
I pray thee,°
thy hand°
under°
my thigh:° |
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24:3
And I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. |
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24:3
And I will make thee swear°°
by the LORD,°
the God°
of heaven,°
and the God°
of the earth,°
that°
thou shalt not°
take°°
a wife°
unto my son°
of the daughters°°
of the Canaanites,°
among°
whom°
I°
dwell:°° |
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24:4
But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac. |
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24:4
But°
thou shalt go°°°
unto°
my country,°
and to°
my kindred,°
and take°°
a wife°
unto my son°
Isaac.° |
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24:5
And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land. Must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? |
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24:5
And the servant°
said°°
unto°
him, Peradventure°
the woman°
will not°
be willing°°
to follow°°°°
me°
unto°
this°
land:°
must I needs bring°°°
thy son°
again°°
unto°
the land°
from whence°°°
thou camest?°° |
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24:6
And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. |
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24:6
And Abraham°
said°°
unto°
him, Beware°°
thou that°
thou bring°°
not°°
my son°
thither°
again.°° |
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24:7 ¶
Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence. |
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24:7 ¶
The LORD°
God°
of heaven,°
which°
took°
me°°
from my father's°
house,°°°
and from the land°°
of my kindred,°
and which°
spake°°
unto me, and that°
sware°°
unto me, saying,°°
Unto thy seed°
will I give°°°
this°
land;°
he°
shall send°°
his angel°
before°
thee,°
and thou shalt take°°
a wife°
unto my son°
from thence.°° |
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24:8
And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath. Only thou shalt not bring my son thither again. |
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24:8
And if°
the woman°
will not°
be willing°°
to follow°°°°
thee,°
then thou shalt be clear°°
from this my oath:°°°
only°
bring°°
not°°
my son°
thither°
again.°° |
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24:9
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning this matter. |
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24:9
And the servant°
put°°°
his hand°
under°
the thigh°
of Abraham°
his master,°
and sware°°
to him concerning°
that°
matter.° |
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24:10 ¶
And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. |
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24:10 ¶
And the servant°
took°°
ten°
camels°
of the camels°°
of his master,°
and departed;°°°
for all°
the goods°
of his master°
[were] in his hand:°
and he arose,°°
and went°°°
to°
Mesopotamia,°
unto°
the city°
of Nahor.° |
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24:11
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water. |
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24:11
And he made°°
his camels°
to kneel down°°
without°°
the city°
by°
a well°
of water°
at the time°
of the evening,°
[even] the time°
that women go out°°
to draw°°
[water]. |
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24:12
And he said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham. |
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24:12
And he said,°°
O LORD°
God°
of my master°
Abraham,°
I pray thee,°
send me°
good speed°°°
this day,°
and shew°°
kindness°
unto°
my master°
Abraham.° |
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24:13
Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water. |
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24:13
Behold,°
I°
stand°°
[here] by°
the well°
of water;°
and the daughters°
of the men°°
of the city°
come out°°
to draw°°
water:° |
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24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. Let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac. And thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master. |
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24:14
And let it come to pass,°
that the damsel°
to whom°
I shall say,°°°
Let down°°
thy pitcher,°
I pray thee,°
that I may drink;°°
and she shall say,°°
Drink,°°
and I will give°°
thy camels°
drink°°
also:°
[let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed°°
for thy servant°
Isaac;°
and thereby shall I know°°
that°
thou hast shewed°°
kindness°
unto°
my master.° |
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24:15 ¶
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. |
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24:15 ¶
And it came to pass,°
before°
he°
had done°°
speaking,°°
that, behold,°
Rebekah°
came out,°°
who°
was born°°
to Bethuel,°
son°
of Milcah,°
the wife°
of Nahor,°
Abraham's°
brother,°
with her pitcher°
upon°
her shoulder.° |
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24:16
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up. |
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24:16
And the damsel°
[was] very°
fair°
to look upon,°
a virgin,°
neither°
had any man°
known°°
her: and she went down°°
to the well,°
and filled°°
her pitcher,°
and came up.°° |
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24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher. |
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24:17
And the servant°
ran°°
to meet°
her,°°
and said,°°
Let me, I pray thee,°
drink°°
a little°
water°
of thy pitcher.°° |
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24:18
And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. |
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24:18
And she said,°°
Drink,°°
my lord:°
and she hasted,°°
and let down°°
her pitcher°
upon°
her hand,°
and gave him drink.°° |
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24:19
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. |
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24:19
And when she had done°°
giving him drink,°°
she said,°°
I will draw°°
[water] for thy camels°
also,°
until°°
they have done°°
drinking.°° |
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24:20
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels. |
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24:20
And she hasted,°°
and emptied°°
her pitcher°
into°
the trough,°
and ran°°
again°
unto°
the well°
to draw°°
[water], and drew°°
for all°
his camels.° |
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24:21
And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not. |
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24:21
And the man°
wondering°°
at her held his peace,°°
to wit°°
whether the LORD°
had made°°
his journey°
prosperous°°
or°
not.° |
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24:22
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold, |
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24:22
And it came to pass,°
as°
the camels°
had done°°
drinking,°°
that the man°
took°°
a golden°
earring°
of half a shekel°
weight,°
and two°
bracelets°
for°
her hands°
of ten°
[shekels] weight°
of gold;° |
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24:23
and said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? |
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24:23
And said,°°
Whose°
daughter°
[art] thou?°
tell°°
me, I pray thee:°
is there°
room°
[in] thy father's°
house°
for us to lodge in?°° |
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24:24
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bare unto Nahor. |
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24:24
And she said°°
unto°
him, I°
[am] the daughter°
of Bethuel°
the son°
of Milcah,°
which°
she bare°°
unto Nahor.° |
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24:25
She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. |
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24:25
She said°°
moreover unto°
him, We have both°
straw°
and°
provender°
enough,°
and°
room°
to lodge in.°° |
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24:26
And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah. |
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24:26
And the man°
bowed down his head,°°
and worshipped°°
the LORD.° |
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24:27
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken his lovingkindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Jehovah hath led me in the way to the house of my master's brethren. |
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24:27
And he said,°°
Blessed°°
[be] the LORD°
God°
of my master°
Abraham,°
who°
hath not°
left destitute°°°°
my master°
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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24:28
And the damsel ran, and told her mother's house according to these words. |
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24:28
And the damsel°
ran,°°
and told°°
[them of] her mother's°
house°
these°
things.° |
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24:29 ¶
And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. |
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24:29 ¶
And Rebekah°
had a brother,°
and his name°
[was] Laban:°
and Laban°
ran°°
out°
unto°
the man,°
unto°
the well.° |
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24:30
And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me. That he came unto the man. And, behold, he was standing by the camels at the fountain. |
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24:30
And it came to pass,°
when he saw°°°
the earring°
and bracelets°
upon°
his sister's°
hands,°
and when he heard°°°
the words°
of Rebekah°
his sister,°
saying,°°
Thus°
spake°°
the man°
unto°
me; that he came°°
unto°
the man;°
and, behold,°
he stood°°
by°
the camels°
at°
the well.° |
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24:31
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of Jehovah. Wherefore standest thou without? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. |
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24:31
And he said,°°
Come in,°°
thou blessed°°
of the LORD;°
wherefore°
standest°°
thou without?°
for I°
have prepared°°
the house,°
and room°
for the camels.° |
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24:32 ¶
And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him. |
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24:32 ¶
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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24:33
And there was set food before him to eat. But he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. |
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24:33
And there was set°°°°°
[meat] before°
him°
to eat:°°
but he said,°°
I will not°
eat,°°
until°°
I have told°°
mine errand.°
And he said,°°
Speak on.°° |
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24:34
And he said, I am Abraham's servant. |
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24:34
And he said,°°
I°
[am] Abraham's°
servant.° |
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24:35
And Jehovah 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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24:35
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 menservants,°
and maidservants,°
and camels,°
and asses.° |
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24:36
And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old. And unto him hath he given all that he hath. |
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24:36
And Sarah°
my master's°
wife°
bare°°
a son°
to my master°
when°
she was old:°
and unto him hath he given°°°
all°
that°
he hath. |
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24:37
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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24:37
And my master°
made me swear,°°
saying,°°
Thou shalt not°
take°°
a wife°
to my son°
of the daughters°°
of the Canaanites,°
in whose°
land°
I°
dwell:°° |
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24:38
But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son. |
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24:38
But°°
thou shalt go°°°
unto°
my father's°
house,°
and to°
my kindred,°
and take°°
a wife°
unto my son.° |
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24:39
And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. |
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24:39
And I said°°
unto°
my master,°
Peradventure°
the woman°
will not°
follow°°°°
me. |
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24:40
And he said unto me, Jehovah, 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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24:40
And he said°°
unto°
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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24:41
Then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred. And if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath. |
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24:41
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.°° |
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24:42
And I came this day unto the fountain, and said, O Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go. |
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24:42
And I came°°
this day°
unto°
the well,°
and said,°°
O LORD°
God°
of my master°
Abraham,°
if°
now°
thou do°
prosper°°
my way°
which°°
I°
go:°° |
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24:43
Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink. |
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24:43
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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24:44
And she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels. Let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son. |
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24:44
And she say°°
to°
me, Both°
drink°°
thou,°
and I will also°
draw°°
for thy camels:°
[let] the same°
[be] the woman°
whom°
the LORD°
hath appointed out°°
for my master's°
son.° |
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24:45
And before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. And she went down unto the fountain, and drew. And I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. |
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24:45
And before°
I°
had done°°
speaking°°
in°
mine heart,°
behold,°
Rebekah°
came forth°°
with her pitcher°
on°
her shoulder;°
and she went down°°
unto the well,°
and drew°°
[water]: and I said°°
unto°
her, Let me drink,°°
I pray thee.° |
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24:46
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also. |
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24:46
And she made haste,°°
and let down°°
her pitcher°
from°°
her [shoulder], and said,°°
Drink,°°
and I will give°°
thy camels°
drink°°
also:°
so I drank,°°
and she made°°
the camels°
drink°°°
also.° |
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24:47
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him. And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands. |
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24:47
And I asked°°
her, and said,°°
Whose°
daughter°
[art] thou?°
And she said,°°
The daughter°
of Bethuel,°
Nahor's°
son,°
whom°
Milcah°
bare°°
unto him: and I put°°
the earring°
upon°
her face,°
and the bracelets°
upon°
her hands.° |
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24:48
And I bowed my head, and worshipped Jehovah, and blessed Jehovah, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son. |
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24:48
And I bowed down my head,°°
and worshipped°°
the LORD,°
and blessed°°°
the LORD°
God°
of my master°
Abraham,°
which°
had led°
me°°
in the right°
way°
to take°°°
my master's°
brother's°
daughter°
unto his son.° |
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24:49
And now if ye 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. |
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24:49
And now°
if°
ye 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.° |
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24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Jehovah. We cannot speak unto thee bad or good. |
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24:50
Then Laban°
and Bethuel°
answered°°
and said,°°
The thing°
proceedeth°°
from the LORD:°°
we cannot°°°
speak°°
unto°
thee bad°
or°
good.° |
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24:51
Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as Jehovah hath spoken. |
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24:51
Behold,°
Rebekah°
[is] before°
thee,°
take°°
[her], and go,°°°
and let her be°
thy master's°
son's°
wife,°
as°
the LORD°
hath spoken.°° |
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24:52
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto Jehovah. |
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24:52
And it came to pass,°
that, when°
Abraham's°
servant°
heard°°°
their words,°
he worshipped°°
the LORD,°
[bowing himself] to the earth.° |
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24:53
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. |
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24:53
And the servant°
brought forth°°
jewels°
of silver,°
and jewels°
of gold,°
and raiment,°
and gave°°
[them] to Rebekah:°
he gave°°
also to her brother°
and to her mother°
precious things.° |
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24:54
And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. |
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24:54
And they did eat°°
and drink,°°
he°
and the men°°
that°
[were] with°
him, and tarried all night;°°
and they rose up°°
in the morning,°
and he said,°°
Send me away°°
unto my master.° |
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24:55
And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten. After that she shall go. |
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24:55
And her brother°
and her mother°
said,°°
Let the damsel°
abide°°
with°
us [a few] days,°
at the least°
ten;°
after°
that°
she shall go.°°° |
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24:56
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Jehovah hath prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master. |
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24:56
And he said°°
unto°
them, Hinder°
me°°
not,°
seeing the LORD°
hath prospered°°
my way;°
send me away°°
that I may go°°°
to my master.° |
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24:57
And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. |
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24:57
And they said,°°
We will call°°
the damsel,°
and enquire°°
at°
her mouth.° |
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24:58
And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. |
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24:58
And they called°°
Rebekah,°
and said°°
unto°
her, Wilt thou go°°°
with°
this°
man?°
And she said,°°
I will go.°°° |
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24:59
And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. |
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24:59
And they sent away°°°
Rebekah°
their sister,°
and her nurse,°°
and Abraham's°
servant,°
and his men.°° |
|
24:60
And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them. |
|
24:60
And they blessed°°°
Rebekah,°
and said°°
unto her, Thou°
[art] our sister,°
be°
thou°°
[the mother] of thousands°
of millions,°
and let thy seed°
possess°°°
the gate°
of those which hate°°
them. |
|
24:61 ¶
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. |
|
24:61 ¶
And Rebekah°
arose,°°
and her damsels,°
and they rode°°
upon°
the camels,°
and followed°°°°
the man:°
and the servant°
took°°°
Rebekah,°
and went his way.°°° |
|
24:62
And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi. For he dwelt in the land of the South. |
|
24:62
And Isaac°
came°°
from the way°°°
of the well Lahairoi;°
for he°
dwelt°°
in the south°
country.° |
|
24:63
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming. |
|
24:63
And Isaac°
went out°°
to meditate°°
in the field°
at°°
the eventide:°°
and he lifted up°°
his eyes,°
and saw,°°
and, behold,°
the camels°
[were] coming.°° |
|
24:64
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel. |
|
24:64
And Rebekah°
lifted up°°°
her eyes,°
and when she saw°°°
Isaac,°
she lighted°°
off°°
the camel.° |
|
24:65
And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself. |
|
24:65
For she [had] said°°
unto°
the servant,°
What°
man°
[is] this°
that walketh°°
in the field°
to meet°
us?°°
And the servant°
[had] said,°°
It°
[is] my master:°
therefore she took°°
a vail,°
and covered herself.°° |
|
24:66
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. |
|
24:66
And the servant°
told°°
Isaac°°
all°
things°
that°
he had done.°° |
|
24:67
And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And he loved her. And Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. |
|
24:67
And Isaac°
brought°
her°°
into his mother°
Sarah's°
tent,°
and took°°°
Rebekah,°
and she became°
his wife;°
and he loved°°
her: and Isaac°
was comforted°°
after°
his mother's°
[death]. |
