Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And Abraham was
old, and
well
stricken
in
age:
and the
LORD
had
blessed Abraham in all things .
And Abraham `is'
old, he
hath
entered
into
days,
and Jehovah
hath
blessed Abraham in all `
things ';
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 :
and Abraham saith
unto his servant ,
the
eldest
of his house, who
is
ruling
over all that he hath
, `
Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh ,
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:
and I cause
thee to
swear by Jehovah
, God of the
heavens
, and God of the earth, that thou dost
not take a wife for
my son from
the daughters of the Canaanite
, in
the
midst
of
whom I am
dwelling;
But thou
shalt
go
unto my country,
and to
my kindred, and take
a wife unto
my son Isaac.
but unto my land
and unto
my kindred dost
thou
go
, and hast
taken
a wife for
my son ,
for
Isaac. '
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?
And the servant saith
unto him, `It
may
be
the woman is
not willing to come
after
me unto this land ;
do
I at
all
cause
thy son to
turn
back
unto the land from whence thou camest out
? '
And Abraham said
unto him, Beware
thou
that
thou bring
not
my son thither again.
And Abraham saith
unto him, `Take
heed
to
thyself,
lest
thou cause
my son to
turn
back
thither ;
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 .
Jehovah,
God of the
heavens
, who
hath
taken
me from the
house of
my
father
, and from the land of my birth
, and who
hath
spoken
to
me, and who
hath
sworn
to
me, saying, To
thy seed I give this land ,
He doth
send His messenger
before thee, and thou hast
taken
a wife for
my son from thence ;
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
.
and if the woman be not
willing to come
after
thee, then thou hast
been
acquitted
from this mine
oath: only my son thou
dost
not
cause
to
turn
back
thither. '
And the servant put
his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master
, and sware
to him concerning that
matter.
And the servant putteth
his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord
, and sweareth
to him concerning this
matter.
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 .
And the servant taketh
ten camels of the camels of his lord
and goeth,
also
of
all the goods of his lord
in his hand ,
and he riseth
, and goeth
unto
Aram-Naharaim
, unto the city of Nahor ;
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.
and he causeth
the
camels to kneel at
the outside
of
the
city ,
at
the
well of water ,
at even-time,
at
the time of the coming
out
of
the women who
draw water.
And he said
O
LORD
God of my master
Abraham, I pray thee, send
me good
speed
this day ,
and show
kindness unto
my master
Abraham .
And he saith,
`Jehovah,
God of my lord
Abraham, cause
to
meet,
I pray Thee, before
me this day --
(
and do
kindness with
my lord
Abraham ;
Behold
, I stand
here
by the well
of water ;
and the
daughters of the men of the city come
out to draw water :
lo
, I am
standing
by the fountain
of water ,
and daughters of the men of the city are
coming
out to draw water ;
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
.
and it hath
been
, the young
person
unto
whom I say, Incline
, I pray thee, thy
pitcher,
and
I drink ,
and she hath
said
, Drink, and I water
also
thy camels )
--
her
Thou hast decided
for Thy servant ,
for
Isaac; and by
it
I know that Thou hast done
kindness with
my lord
. '
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 .
And it cometh
to pass, before he hath
finished
speaking, that lo
, Rebekah (
who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of
Abraham)
is
coming
out
, and
her pitcher on
her shoulder ,
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.
and the young
person
`is'
of
very good
appearance
, a virgin, and
a
man hath
not
known her ;
and she goeth
down to the fountain
, and filleth
her pitcher, and cometh
up.
And the servant ran
to meet her, and said
, Let me, I pray thee, drink
a little water of
thy pitcher .
And the servant runneth
to meet her, and saith
, `
Let me swallow
, I pray thee, a little water from
thy pitcher ;'
And she said
, Drink, my lord :
and she hasted
, and let
down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave
him drink.
and she saith
, `
Drink, my lord ;'
and she hasteth
, and letteth
down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth
him drink.
And when
she had
done
giving him drink, she
said
, I
will
draw
water
for thy camels also,
until
they have done
drinking .
And she finisheth
giving him drink, and
saith
, `Also
for thy camels I
draw
till
they have finished
drinking ;'
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.
and she hasteth
, and emptieth
her pitcher into the drinking-
trough, and runneth
again unto the well to draw, and draweth
for all his camels.
And the man wondering at her held
his
peace
, to wit
whether the
LORD
had
made his journey
prosperous or not.
And the man ,
wondering at her, remaineth
silent,
to know
whether Jehovah
hath
made his way
prosperous or not.
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 ;
And it cometh
to pass when
the camels have
finished
drinking, that the man taketh
a golden ring
(whose
weight `is'
a
bekah)
, and two bracelets for her hands (whose
weight `is'
ten
`bekahs'
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 in?
and saith
, `
Whose daughter `
art '
thou? declare
to
me, I pray thee ,
is the
house of
thy
father
a
place
for us to lodge in? '
And she said
unto him, I am the
daughter of Bethuel the
son of Milcah, which
she bare
unto
Nahor.
And she saith
unto him, `
I `
am '
daughter of Bethuel ,
son of Milcah, whom
she hath
borne
to
Nahor. '
She said
moreover
unto him, We
have
both straw and provender enough
, and
room
to lodge in.
She saith
also
unto him, `
Both straw and provender `are'
abundant
with
us
, also
a
place
to lodge in. '
And the man bowed
down
his
head
, and worshipped
the
LORD.
And the man boweth
, and doth
obeisance
to
Jehovah,
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.
and saith
, `
Blessed `is'
Jehovah,
God of my lord
Abraham, who hath not left off
His kindness
and His truth with
my
lord;
--
I `
being '
in the way, Jehovah
hath
led me to the house of my lord's
brethren. '
And the damsel
ran
, and told
them
of her mother's
house
these things
.
And the young
person
runneth
, and declareth
to
the
house
of her mother
according
to
these words
.
And Rebekah had
a brother, and his name was
Laban :
and Laban ran
out
unto the man, unto the well.
And Rebekah hath
a brother, and his name `is'
Laban ,
and Laban runneth
unto the man who
`is'
without
, unto the fountain;
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
.
yea,
it cometh
to pass, when he seeth
the ring,
and the
bracelets on
the
hands of
his
sister
, and when he heareth
the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, `
Thus hath
the man spoken
unto me ,'
that he cometh
in
unto the man, and
lo
, he is
standing
by the camels by
the fountain
.
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 .
And he saith
, `
Come in, O
blessed one
of Jehovah,
why
standest thou without ,
and
I --
I
have prepared the house and place
for the camels !'
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 .
And he
bringeth
in
the man into the house ,
and looseth
the
camels, and giveth
straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of
the
men
who
`are'
with him :
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
.
and setteth
before him to eat ;
but he saith
, `
I do
not eat till
I have spoken
my
word;'
and he saith
, `
Speak. '
And he said
, I am Abraham's servant .
And he saith
, `
I `
am '
Abraham's servant ;
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 .
and Jehovah
hath blessed my lord
exceedingly,
and he is great ;
and He giveth
to
him flock
, and herd
, and silver, and gold, and men-servants
, and maid-servants
, and camels, and asses ;
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.
and Sarah ,
my lord's
wife ,
beareth
a son to my lord,
after
she hath been
aged,
and
he giveth
to
him
all that he hath.
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:
`
And my lord
causeth
me to
swear, saying, Thou dost
not take a wife to my son from
the daughters of the Canaanite
, in whose land I am
dwelling.
But
thou
shalt
go
unto my
father's
house, and to
my kindred
, and take
a wife unto
my son.
If
not
--
unto the
house of
my
father
thou
dost
go
, and unto
my family
, and thou
hast
taken
a wife for
my son.
And I said
unto my master
, Peradventure
the woman will
not follow
me .
`
And I say
unto my lord
, It
may
be
the woman doth
not come
after
me ;
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:
and he saith
unto me, Jehovah
, before whom I have
walked
habitually
, doth
send His messenger
with thee, and hath
prospered
thy way ,
and thou hast
taken
a wife for my son from
my family
, and from
the
house
of my father;
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.
then art
thou acquitted
from my oath, when thou comest unto
my family,
and if they give not `
one '
to
thee;
then
thou hast
been
acquitted
from my oath.
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:
`
And I come
to-
day unto the fountain
, and I
say
, Jehovah,
God of my lord
Abraham, if Thou art,
I
pray
Thee,
making
prosperous
my way in
which I am
going
--
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;
(lo
, I am
standing
by the fountain
of water )
, then
the virgin who
is
coming
out
to draw, and I have
said
unto
her, Let
me drink
, I pray thee, a little water from
thy pitcher ,
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.
and she hath
said
unto
me, Both drink thou, and also for thy camels I
draw
--
she
is
the woman whom Jehovah
hath decided
for my lord's
son.
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 .
`
Before I finish
speaking unto
my
heart, then
lo
, Rebekah is
coming
out,
and
her pitcher on her shoulder ,
and she goeth
down to
the fountain
, and draweth;
and I say
unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee ,
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.
and she hasteth
and letteth
down her pitcher from off
her and saith
, Drink, and thy camels also I water;
and
I
drink
, and the camels also she
hath
watered
.
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 .
`
And I ask
her, and say
, Whose daughter `
art '
thou? and she saith
, Daughter of Bethuel, son of
Nahor
, whom Milcah hath
borne
to
him ,
and I put the ring
on
her nose
, and the bracelets on
her hands ,
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.
and I bow
, and do
obeisance
before
Jehovah
, and I
bless
Jehovah,
God of my lord
Abraham, who
hath
led me in the true
way to receive
the
daughter of
my
lord's
brother
for
his son.
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.
`
And now ,
if ye are
dealing
kindly and truly with my lord
, declare
to
me ;
and if not, declare
to
me; and
I turn unto
the right or unto
the left. '
Then
Laban
and Bethuel answered
and said
, The thing proceedeth
from the
LORD:
we cannot
speak unto thee bad or good .
And Laban
answereth
--
Bethuel also
--
and they
say
, `
The thing hath
gone
out
from Jehovah;
we are
not
able
to
speak unto thee bad or good ;
Behold
, Rebekah is before thee, take her,
and go, and let
her
be
thy
master's
son's
wife, as the
LORD
hath spoken.
lo
, Rebekah `
is '
before thee, take and go, and she
is
a
wife to
thy
lord's
son
, as Jehovah
hath spoken. '
And it came
to pass, that,
when Abraham's
servant heard their words, he worshipped
the
LORD,
bowing
himself to
the earth .
And it cometh
to pass, when the
servant of
Abraham
hath
heard their words, that
he boweth
himself towards
the earth before
Jehovah;
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
.
and the servant taketh
out
vessels
of silver, and vessels
of gold, and garments
, and giveth
to Rebekah ;
precious
things
also he
hath
given
to her brother and to her mother.
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.
And they eat and drink, he and the men who
`are'
with him, and lodge
all night; and they rise
in the morning, and he saith
, `
Send me to
my lord;'
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.
and her brother saith
--
her mother also
--
`
Let the young
person
abide with us a week
or
ten
days, afterwards
doth
she go. '
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.
And he saith
unto them, `Do
not delay
me
, seeing Jehovah
hath prospered my way; send me away ,
and
I go to my lord;'
And they said
, We
will
call the damsel
, and inquire
at her mouth .
and they say
, `Let
us
call for
the young
person
, and ask
at her mouth ;'
And they called
Rebekah, and said
unto her, Wilt
thou go with this man? And she said
, I will
go.
and they call
for
Rebekah, and say
unto her, `Dost
thou go with this man? '
and she saith
, `
I go. '
And they sent
away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men .
And they send
away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men ;
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
.
and they bless
Rebekah, and say
to
her, `
Thou `
art '
our sister ;
become
thou thousands of myriads
, and thy seed doth
possess the gate of those hating
it
. '
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
.
And Rebekah and her young
women
arise
, and ride
on
the camels, and go
after
the man ;
and the servant taketh
Rebekah and goeth
.
And Isaac came
from the way
of the well Lahairoi
; for
he dwelt
in the south country.
And Isaac hath
come
in
from the entrance
of the Well of
the
Living
One,
my
Beholder
; and
he is
dwelling
in the land
of
the
south ,
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.
and Isaac goeth
out to meditate in the field ,
at the turning
of
the
evening,
and he lifteth
up his eyes, and looketh
, and lo
, camels are
coming.
And Rebekah lifted
up her eyes, and when
she
saw
Isaac, she
lighted
off the camel .
And Rebekah lifteth
up her eyes, and seeth
Isaac, and
alighteth
from
off the camel ;
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.
and
she saith
unto the servant, `Who
`
is '
this man
who
is
walking
in the field to meet us? '
and the servant saith
, `
It `
is '
my lord;'
and
she taketh
the
veil
, and covereth
herself.
And the servant told
Isaac all things that he had
done .
And the servant recounteth
to
Isaac all the
things that he hath
done ,
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.
and Isaac bringeth
her in
unto
the
tent
of
Sarah
his mother, and he
taketh
Rebekah, and she becometh
his wife ,
and he loveth
her ,
and Isaac is
comforted after `the
death of'
his
mother
.
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