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A Bride for Isaac

1 Now Abraham awas old, well advanced in age; and the Lord bhad blessed Abraham in all things.  
2 So Abraham said ato the oldest servant of his house, who bruled over all that he had, “Please, cput your hand under my thigh,  
3 and I will make you aswear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that byou will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell;  
4 abut you shall go bto my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”  
5 And the servant said to him, “Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?”
6 But Abraham said to him, “Beware that you do not take my son back there.
7 The Lord God of heaven, who atook me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, b‘To your descendants I give this land,’ cHe will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.  
8 And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then ayou will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there.”  
9 So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed, afor all his master’s goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to bthe city of Nahor.  
11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time awhen women go out to draw water.  
12 Then he asaid, “O Lord God of my master Abraham, please bgive me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.  
13 Behold, here aI stand by the well of water, and bthe daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.  
14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And aby this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”  
15 And it happened, abefore he had finished speaking, that behold, bRebekah, who was born to Bethuel, son of cMilcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her pitcher on her shoulder.  
16 Now the young woman awas very beautiful to behold, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.  
17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.”
18 aSo she said, “Drink, my lord.” Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand, and gave him a drink.  
19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.”
20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man, wondering at her, remained silent so as to know whether athe Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.  
22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden anose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,  
23 and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me, please, is there room in your father’s house for us1 to lodge?”  
24 So she said to him, a“I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah’s son, whom she bore to Nahor.”  
25 Moreover she said to him, “We have both straw and feed enough, and room to lodge.”
26 Then the man abowed down his head and worshiped the Lord.  
27 And he said, a“Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken bHis mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord cled me to the house of my master’s brethren.”  
28 So the young woman ran and told her mother’s household these things.
29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was aLaban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.  
30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.
Verse Comparison: Genesis 24:2

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And Abraham said to the eldest servant of his house [Eliezer of Damascus], who ruled over all that he had, I beg of you, put your hand under my thigh;

Contemporary English Version
One day, Abraham called in his most trusted servant and said to him, "Solemnly promise me

Darby English Version
And Abraham said to his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh,

Good News Bible
He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, "Place your hand between my thighs and make a vow.

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, "Please place your hand under my thigh,

New International Version
He said to the chief servant in his household, the one in charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh.

New King James Version
So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he owned, "Please place your hand under my thigh,

Revised Standard Version
And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, "Put your hand under my thigh,

Young's Literal Translation
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,


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