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Gênesis 24

1 Nowe Abraham was olde, and striken in yeeres, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.

2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had,Which ceremony declared, the servants obedience towards his master, and the master's power over the servant.Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

3 And I will make theeThis shows that an oath may be required in a lawful cause.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:

4 But thou shalt go unto myHe did not want his son to marry out of the godly family: for the problems that come from marrying the ungodly are set forth in various places throughout the scriptures.country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

5 And the seruant saide to him, What if the woman will not come with me to this land? Shall I bring thy sonne againe vnto the lande from whence thou camest?

6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my sonLest he should love the inheritance promised.thither again.

7 The Lord God of heauen, who tooke me from my fathers house, and from the land where I was borne, and that spake vnto me, and that sware vnto me, saying, Vnto thy seede wil I giue this land, he shall send his Angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife vnto my sonne fro thence.

8 Neuertheles if the woman wil not followe thee, then shalt thou bee discharged of this mine othe: onely bring not my sonne thither againe.

9 Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.

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 theThat is, to Charran.city of Nahor.

11 And he made his camels to lye downe without the citie by a well of water, at euentide about the time that the women come out to draw water.

12 And he said, OHe grounds his prayer on God's promise made to his master.LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.

13 Lo, I stand by the well of water, whiles the mens daughters of this citie come out to drawe water.

14 The servant moved by God's spirit sought assurance by a sign, as to whether or not God would prosper his journey.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.

15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,God gives success to all things that are done for the glory of his name and according to his word.Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

16 And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and sheHere is declared that God hears the prayers of his own, and grants their requests.went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

17 Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.

18 And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drinke.

19 And when she had giuen him drinke, she said, I will drawe water for thy camels also vntill they haue drunken inough.

20 And she powred out her pitcher into the trough speedily; and ranne againe vnto the well to drawe water, and she drewe for all his camels.

21 So the man wondred at her, and helde his peace, to knowe whether the Lord had made his iourney prosperous or not.

22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a goldenGod permitted many things both in apparel and other things which are now forbidden especially when they do not suit our humble estate.earring ofThe golden shekel is meant here, not silver.half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;

23 And he said, Whose daughter art thou? Tell me, I pray thee, Is there roume in thy fathers house for vs to lodge in?

24 Then she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the sonne of Milcah whom she bare vnto Nahor.

25 Moreouer she said vnto him, We haue litter also & prouender ynough, & roume to lodge in.

26 And the man bowed himselfe and worshipped the Lord,

27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercyHe does not boast in his good fortune (as the wicked do) but acknowledges that God has dealt mercifully with this matter in keeping his promise.and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

28 And the maide ranne and tolde them of her mothers house according to these wordes.

29 Now Rebekah had a brother called Laban, and Laban ranne vnto the man to 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,For he waited on God's hand, who heard his prayer.he stood by the camels at the well.

31 And he saide, Come in thou blessed of the Lord: wherefore standest thou without, seeing I haue prepared the house, & roume for ye camels?

32 And the man came into the house: andThat is, Laban.he ungirded hisThe gentle entertainment of strangers practised by the godly fathers.camels, and 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, IThe faithfulness that servants owe to their masters, causes them to prefer their masters business before their own needs.will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

34 Then he said, I am Abrahams seruant,

35 And the LORD hathTo bless signifies here to enrich, or increase with substance as the text in the same verse declares.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 masters wife hath borne a sonne to my master, when she was olde, and vnto him hath he giuen all that he hath.

37 And my master made me swear, saying,The Canaanites were cursed, and therefore the godly could not join with them in marriage.Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:

38 But thou shalt go unto myMeaning among his relatives, as in (Gen_24:40).father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

39 Then I saide vnto my master, What if the woman will not followe me?

40 Who answered me, The Lord, before who I walke, will send his Angel with thee, and prosper thy iourney, and thou shalt take a wife for my sonne of my kinred and my fathers house.

41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this]Which by my authority I caused you to make.my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.

42 So I came this day to the well, and said, O Lorde, the God of my master Abraham, if thou nowe prosper my iourney which I goe,

43 Behold, I stand by the wel of water: when a virgine commeth forth to drawe water, and I say to her, Giue me, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher to drinke,

44 And she say to me, Drinke thou, and I will also drawe for thy camels, let her be ye wife, which the Lord hath prepared for my masters sonne.

45 And before I had done speaking in mineSignifying that this prayer was not spoken by the mouth, but only in his heart.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 tooke downe her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drinke, and I will giue thy camels drinke also. So I dranke, and she gaue the camels drinke also.

47 Then I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she answered, The daughter of Bethuel Nahors sonne, whom Milcah bare vnto him. Then I put the abillement vpon her face, and the bracelets vpon her hands:

48 He shows our duty when we have received any benefit from the Lord.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.

49 And now if ye will dealIf you will freely and faithfully give your daughter to my master's son.kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to theThat is, that I may look elsewhere.right hand, or to the left.

50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said,As soon as they perceived that it was God's ordinance they yielded.The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

51 Beholde, Rebehak is before thee, take her and goe, that she may be thy masters sonnes wife, euen as the Lord hath said.

52 And when Abrahams seruant heard their wordes, he bowed himselfe toward the earth vnto the Lord.

53 Then the seruant tooke foorth iewels of siluer, and iewels of golde, and raiment, and gaue to Rebekah: also vnto her brother and to her mother he gaue gifts.

54 Afterward they did eate & drinke, both he, and the men that were with him, and taried all night; when they rose vp in the morning, he said, Let me depart vnto my master.

55 Then her brother and her mother answered, Let the maide abide with vs, at the least ten dayes: then shall she goe.

56 But he said vnto them, Hinder you me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my iourney: send me away, that I may goe to my master.

57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire atThis shows that parents do not have the authority to marry their children without the consent of both parties.her mouth.

58 And they called Rebekah, and saide vnto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she answered, I will go.

59 So they let Rebekah their sister goe, & her nourse, with Abrahams seruant and his men.

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 theThat is, let them be victorious over their enemies: a blessing that is fully accomplished through Jesus Christ.gate of those which hate them.

61 Then Rebekah arose, & her maydes, and rode vpon the camels, and followed the man; the seruant tooke Rebekah, and departed.

62 Nowe Izhak came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, (for he dwelt in the South countrey)

63 And Isaac went out toThis was the habit of the godly fathers to meditate on God's promises, and to pray for the accomplishment of it. The custom was that the bride was brought to her husband, her head covered, a token of humbleness and purity.meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.

64 Also Rebekah lift vp her eyes, & when she saw Izhak, she lighted downe from the camel.

65 (For shee had sayde to the seruant, Who is yonder man, that commeth in the fielde to meete vs? and the seruant had said, It is my master) So she tooke a vaile, and couered her.

66 And the seruant tolde Izhak all things, that he had done.

67 Afterward Izhak brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he tooke Rebekah, and she was his wife, and he loued her: So Izhak was comforted after his mothers death.

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