Before
CHRIST
1857.
Before
CHRIST
1857.
upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and ſhe went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the ſervant ran to meet her, and ſaid, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 [1] And ſhe ſaid, Drink, my lord: and ſhe haſted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when ſhe had done giving him drink, ſhe ſaid, I will draw water for thy camels alſo, until they have done drinking.
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.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether [2] the LORD had made his journey proſperous or not.
22 ¶ And it came to paſs, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden [3] ‖‖ Or, jewel for the forehead. earring of half a ſhekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten ſhekels weight of gold;
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?
24 And ſhe ſaid unto him, [4] I am the daughter of Bethuel the ſon of Milcah, which ſhe bare unto Nahor.
25 She ſaid moreover unto him, We have both ſtraw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man [5] bowed down his head, and worſhipped the LORD.
27 And he ſaid, [6] Bleſſed be the LORD God of my maſter Abraham, who hath not left deſtitute my maſter of [7] his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD [8] led me to the houſe of my maſter's brethren.
28 And the damſel ran, and told them of her mother's houſe theſe things.
29 ¶ And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was [9] Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
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.
31 And he ſaid, Come in, [10] thou bleſſed of the LORD; wherefore ſtandeſt thou without? for I have prepared the houſe, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the houſe: and he ungirded his camels, and [11] gave ſtraw and provender for the camels, and water to waſh his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.
33 And there was ſet meat before him to eat: but he ſaid, [12] I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he ſaid, Speak on.
34 ¶ And he ſaid, I am Abraham's ſervant.
35 And the LORD [13] 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.
36 And Sarah my maſter's wife [14] bare a ſon to my maſter when ſhe was old: and [15] unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37} And my maſter [16] made me ſwear, ſaying, Thou ſhalt not take a wife to my ſon of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whoſe land I dwell:
38 [17] But thou ſhalt go unto my father's houſe, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my ſon.
39 [18] And I ſaid unto my maſter, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 [19] And he ſaid unto me, The LORD, [20] 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:
41 [21] 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 unto the well, and ſaid, [22] O LORD God of my maſter Abraham, if now thou do proſper my way which I go:
43 [23] 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;
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.
45 [24] And before I had done [25] 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.
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.
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 [26] put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 [27] And I bowed down my head, and- ↑ 1 Pet. 3. 8. & 4. 9.
- ↑ ver. 12, 56.
- ↑ Exod. 32. 2, 3.
Iſai. 3. 19, 20, 21.
Ezek. 16. 11, 12.
1 Pet. 3. 3. - ↑ ch. 22. 23.
- ↑ ver. 52.
Exod. 4. 31. - ↑ Exod. 18. 10.
Ruth. 4. 14.
1 Sam. 25. 32, 39.
2 Sam. 18. 28.
Luke 1. 68. - ↑ ch. 32. 10.
Pſ. 98. 3. - ↑ ver. 48.
- ↑ ch. 29. 5.
- ↑ ch. 26. 29.
Judg. 17. 2.
Ruth. 3. 10.
Pſ. 115. 15. - ↑ ch. 43. 24.
Judg. 19. 21. - ↑ Job 23. 12.
John 4. 34.
Eph. 6. 5, 6, 7. - ↑ ver. 1.
ch. 13. 2. - ↑ ch. 21. 2.
- ↑ ch. 21. 10. & 25. 5.
- ↑ ver. 3.
- ↑ ver. 4.
- ↑ ver. 5.
- ↑ ver. 7.
- ↑ ch. 17. 1.
- ↑ ver. 8.
- ↑ ver. 12.
- ↑ ver. 13.
- ↑ ver. 15, &c.
- ↑ 1 Sam. 1. 13.
- ↑ Ezek. 16. 11, 12.
- ↑ ver. 26.
