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Genesis 24 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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A Bride for Isaac

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Now Abraham^H85 was^H2204 old^H2204, advanced^H935 in age^H3117; and the LORD^H3068 had blessed^H1288 Abraham^H85 in every^H3605 way^H3605.

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Gen 24:2 - Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household who was in charge of all that he owned, “Please place your hand under my thigh,

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Gen 24:3 - and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live;

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Gen 24:4 - but you will go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”

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Gen 24:5 - The servant said to him, “Suppose the woman is not willing to follow me to this land; should I take your son back to the land from where you came?”

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Gen 24:6 - Then Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there!

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Gen 24:7 - “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, ‘To your [fn]descendants I will give this land’—He will send His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

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Gen 24:8 - “But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free of this oath of mine; only do not take my son back there.”

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Gen 24:9 - So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham, and swore to him concerning this matter.

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Then the servant^H5650 took^H3947 ten^H6235 camels^H1581 from the camels^H1581 of his master^H113, and went^H1980 out with a variety^H3605 of good^H2898 things^H2898 of his master’s^H113 in his hand^H3027; so he set^H6965 out^H6965 and went^H1980 to [fn]Mesopotamia^H763, to the city^H5892 of Nahor^H5152.

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Gen 24:11 - He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water [fn]when it was evening, the time when women go out to draw water.

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Gen 24:12 - And he said, “LORD, God of my master Abraham, please [fn]grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

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Gen 24:13 - “Behold, I am standing by the [fn]spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

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Gen 24:14 - now may it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar so that I may drink,’ and [fn]who answers, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels also’—may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

Rebekah Is Chosen

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And it came about, before^H2962 he had finished^H3615 speaking^H1696, that behold^H2009, Rebekah^H7259, who^H834 was born^H3205 to Bethuel^H1328 the son^H1121 of Milcah^H4435, the wife^H802 of Abraham’s^H85 brother^H251 Nahor^H5152, came^H3318 out^H3318 with her jar^H3537 on her shoulder^H7926.

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Gen 24:16 - The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had [fn]had relations with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.

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Gen 24:17 - Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”

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Gen 24:18 - And she said, “Drink, my lord”; then she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.

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Gen 24:19 - Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.”

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Gen 24:20 - So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, and ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.

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Gen 24:21 - Meanwhile, the man was taking a close look at her [fn]in silence, to find out whether the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

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When^H834 the camels^H1581 had finished^H3615 drinking^H8354, the man^H376 took^H3947 a gold^H2091 ring^H5141 weighing^H4948 a [fn]half-shekel^H1235, and two^H8147 bracelets^H6781 for her [fn]wrists^H3027 weighing^H4948 ten^H6235 shekels in gold^H2091,

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Gen 24:23 - and he said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room for us to stay overnight at your father’s house?”

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Gen 24:24 - She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.”

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Gen 24:25 - Again she said to him, “We have plenty of both straw and feed, and room to stay overnight.”

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Gen 24:26 - Then the man bowed low and worshiped the LORD.

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Gen 24:27 - And he said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned His kindness and His trustworthiness toward my master; as for me, the LORD has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”

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Then the young^H5291 woman^H5291 ran^H7323 and told^H5046 her mother’s^H517 household^H1004 about these^H428 things^H1697.

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Gen 24:29 - Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran outside to the man at the spring.

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Gen 24:30 - When he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s [fn]wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “[fn]This is what the man said to me,” he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

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Gen 24:31 - And he said, “Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside, since I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels?”

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Gen 24:32 - So the man entered the house. Then [fn]Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

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Gen 24:33 - But when food was set before him to eat, he said, “I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And he said, “Speak on.”

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Gen 24:34 - So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.

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Gen 24:35 - “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become [fn]rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and slave women, and camels and donkeys.

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Gen 24:36 - “Now my master’s wife Sarah bore a son to my master [fn]in her old age, and he has given him all that he has.

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Gen 24:37 - “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 live;

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Gen 24:38 - but you shall go to my father’s house and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.’

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Gen 24:39 - “Then I said to my master, ‘Suppose the woman does not follow me.’

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Gen 24:40 - “And he said to me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s house;

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Gen 24:41 - then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my relatives; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’

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“So I came^H935 today^H3117 to the spring^H5869, and said^H559, ‘LORD^H3068, God^H430 of my master^H113 Abraham^H85, if^H518 now^H4994 You will make^H6743 my journey^H1870 on which^H834 I have been going^H1980 successful^H6743;

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Gen 24:43 - behold, I am standing by the [fn]spring, and may it be that the [fn]young unmarried woman who comes out to draw water, and to whom I say, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar”;

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Gen 24:44 - and she says to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’

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“Before^H2962 I had finished^H3615 speaking^H1696 in my heart^H3820, behold^H2009, Rebekah^H7259 came^H3318 out^H3318 with her jar^H3537 on her shoulder^H7926, and went^H3381 down^H3381 to the spring^H5869 and drew^H7579 water, and I said^H559 to her, ‘Please^H4994 let^H8248 me drink^H8248.’

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Gen 24:46 - “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels also’; so I drank, and she watered the camels also.

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Gen 24:47 - “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’; and I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her [fn]wrists.

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Gen 24:48 - “And I bowed low and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had guided me in the right way to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.

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Gen 24:49 - “So now if you are going to [fn]deal kindly and truthfully with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me now, so that I may turn to the right or the left.”

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Then Laban^H3837 and Bethuel^H1328 replied^H6030, “The matter^H1697 has come^H3318 from the LORD^H3068; so we cannot^H3201^H3808 speak^H1696 to you bad^H7451 or^H176 good^H2896.

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Gen 24:51 - “Here is Rebekah before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the LORD has spoken.”

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When^H834 Abraham’s^H85 servant^H5650 heard^H8085 their words^H1697, he bowed^H2331 himself to the ground^H776 [fn]before the LORD^H3068.

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Gen 24:53 - And the servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

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Gen 24:54 - Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they got up in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my master.”

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Gen 24:55 - But her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman stay with us a few days, say ten; afterward she may go.”

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Gen 24:56 - However, he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away so that I may go to my master.”

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Gen 24:57 - And they said, “We will call the young woman and [fn]ask her.”

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Gen 24:58 - Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” And she said, “I will go.”

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Gen 24:59 - So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse with Abraham’s servant and his men.

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Gen 24:60 - And they blessed Rebekah and said to her,

“May you, our sister^H269,

Become^H1961 thousands^H505 of ten^H7233 thousands^H7233,

And may your [fn]descendants^H2233 possess^H3423

The gate^H8179 of those who hate^H8130 them.”

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Then Rebekah^H7259 got^H6965 up^H6965 with her female^H5291 attendants^H5291, and they mounted^H7392 the camels^H1581 and followed^H1980^H310 the man^H376. So the servant^H5650 took^H3947 Rebekah^H7259 and departed^H1980.

Isaac Marries Rebekah

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Now Isaac^H3327 had come^H935 back from [fn]a journey^H935 to Beer-lahai-roi^H883; for he was living^H3427 in the [fn]Negev^H5045.

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Gen 24:63 - Isaac went out to [fn]meditate in the field toward evening; and he raised his eyes and looked, and behold, camels were coming.

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Gen 24:64 - Rebekah raised her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel.

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Gen 24:65 - She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “He is my master.” Then she took her [fn]veil and covered herself.

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Gen 24:66 - The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

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Gen 24:67 - 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.

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(24:7)

Lit seed

(24:10)

Heb Aram-naharaim, Aram of the two rivers

(24:11)

Lit at time of evening

(24:12)

Lit cause to occur for me

(24:13)

Lit fountain of water

Lit she will say

Lit known her

Lit keeping silent

A shekel was about 0.4 oz. or 11 gm

Lit hands

Lit hands

Lit Thus the man

Lit he

Lit great

Lit after she was old

(24:43)

Lit fountain of water

(24:43)

Or virgin

(24:47)

Lit hands

(24:49)

Lit show kindness and truth to

Lit to

Lit ask her mouth

Lit seed

Lit coming to

I.e., South country

Or stroll; meaning uncertain

(24:65)

Or shawl

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