English Bible Presentation Sharing - Genesis Book, chapter 24, verse 27 in Erven Version

Genesis 24 : 1 (ERVEN)

Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed him and everything he did.

Genesis 24 : 2 (ERVEN)

Abraham's oldest servant was in charge of everything he owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, "Put your hand under my leg.

Genesis 24 : 3 (ERVEN)

Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but don't let him marry a Canaanite girl.

Genesis 24 : 4 (ERVEN)

Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him."

Genesis 24 : 5 (ERVEN)

The servant said to him, "Maybe this woman will not want to come back with me to this land. If that happens, should I take your son with me to your homeland?"

Genesis 24 : 6 (ERVEN)

Abraham said to him, "No, don't take my son to that place.

Genesis 24 : 7 (ERVEN)

The Lord, the God of heaven, brought me from my homeland to this place. That place was the home of my father and the home of my family, but he promised that this new land would belong to my family. May the Lord send his angel before you so that you can choose a wife for my son.

Genesis 24 : 8 (ERVEN)

If the girl refuses to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back to that place."

Genesis 24 : 9 (ERVEN)

So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made the promise.

Genesis 24 : 10 (ERVEN)

The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.

Genesis 24 : 11 (ERVEN)

In the evening, when the women come out to get water, he went to the water well outside the city. He made the camels kneel down at the well.

Genesis 24 : 12 (ERVEN)

The servant said, "Lord, you are the God of my master Abraham. Allow me to find a wife for his son today. Please show this kindness to my master Abraham.

Genesis 24 : 13 (ERVEN)

Here I am, standing by this well of water, and the young women from the city are coming out to get water.

Genesis 24 : 14 (ERVEN)

I am waiting for a special sign to know which is the right one for Isaac. This is the special sign: I will say to the girl, 'Please put your jar down so that I can drink.' I will know that she is the right one if she says, 'Drink, and I will also give water to your camels.' If that happens, it will be proof that she is the right one for Isaac and that you have shown kindness to my master."

Genesis 24 : 15 (ERVEN)

Before the servant finished praying, a young woman named Rebekah came to the well. She was the daughter of Bethuel. (Bethuel was the son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.) Rebekah came to the well with her water jar on her shoulder.

Genesis 24 : 16 (ERVEN)

She was very pretty. She was a virgin; no man had ever had sexual relations with her. She went down to the well and filled her jar.

Genesis 24 : 17 (ERVEN)

Then the servant ran to her and said, "Please give me a little water to drink from your jar."

Genesis 24 : 18 (ERVEN)

Rebekah quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and gave him a drink. She said, "Drink this, sir."

Genesis 24 : 19 (ERVEN)

As soon as she finished giving him something to drink, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."

Genesis 24 : 20 (ERVEN)

So Rebekah quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she ran to the well to get more water, and she gave water to all the camels.

Genesis 24 : 21 (ERVEN)

The servant quietly watched her. He wanted to be sure that the Lord had given him an answer and had made his trip successful.

Genesis 24 : 22 (ERVEN)

After the camels finished drinking, he gave Rebekah a gold ring that weighed ounce. He also gave her two gold arm bracelets that weighed 2 ounces each.

Genesis 24 : 23 (ERVEN)

The servant asked, "Who is your father? And is there a place in your father's house for me and my men to sleep?"

Genesis 24 : 24 (ERVEN)

Rebekah answered, "My father is Bethuel, the son of Milcah and Nahor."

Genesis 24 : 25 (ERVEN)

Then she said, "Yes, we have straw and other food for your camels and a place for you to sleep."

Genesis 24 : 26 (ERVEN)

The servant bowed and worshiped the Lord.

Genesis 24 : 27 (ERVEN)

He said, "Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord has been kind and loyal to him by leading me to his own people."

Genesis 24 : 28 (ERVEN)

Then Rebekah ran and told her family about all these things.

Genesis 24 : 29 (ERVEN)

She had a brother named Laban. She told him what the man had said to her. Laban was listening to her. And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister's arms, he ran out to the well. There the man was, standing by the camels at the well.

Genesis 24 : 30 (ERVEN)

Genesis 24 : 31 (ERVEN)

Laban said, "Sir, you are welcome to come in! You don't have to stand outside here. I have prepared a room for you to sleep in and a place for your camels."

Genesis 24 : 32 (ERVEN)

So Abraham's servant went into the house. Laban unloaded his camels and gave them straw and feed. Then he gave Abraham's servant water so that he and the men with him could wash their feet.

Genesis 24 : 33 (ERVEN)

Then Laban gave him food to eat, but the servant refused to eat. He said, "I will not eat until I have told you why I came." So Laban said, "Then tell us."

Genesis 24 : 34 (ERVEN)

The servant said, "I am Abraham's servant.

Genesis 24 : 35 (ERVEN)

The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. He has much silver and gold and many servants. He has many camels and donkeys.

Genesis 24 : 36 (ERVEN)

Sarah was my master's wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.

Genesis 24 : 37 (ERVEN)

My master forced me to make a promise to him. He said to me, 'You must not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but I don't want him to marry one of the Canaanite girls.

Genesis 24 : 38 (ERVEN)

So you must promise to go to my father's country. Go to my family and choose a wife for my son.'

Genesis 24 : 39 (ERVEN)

I said to my master, 'Maybe the woman will not come back to this place with me.'

Genesis 24 : 40 (ERVEN)

But my master said to me, 'I serve the Lord, and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.

Genesis 24 : 41 (ERVEN)

But if you go to my father's country, and they refuse to give you a wife for my son, you will be free from this promise.'

Genesis 24 : 42 (ERVEN)

"Today I came to this well and said, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, please make my trip successful.

Genesis 24 : 43 (ERVEN)

I will stand by this well and wait for a young woman to come to get water. Then I will say, "Please give me water from your jar to drink."

Genesis 24 : 44 (ERVEN)

The right woman will answer in a special way. She will say, "Drink this water, and I will also get water for your camels." That way I will know that she is the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

Genesis 24 : 45 (ERVEN)

"Before I finished praying, Rebekah came out to the well to get water. She had her water jar on her shoulder as she went to get water from the well. I asked her to give me some water.

Genesis 24 : 46 (ERVEN)

She quickly lowered the jar from her shoulder and poured me some water. Then she said, 'Drink this, and I'll get some water for your camels.' So I drank the water, and she gave water to my camels.

Genesis 24 : 47 (ERVEN)

Then I asked her, 'Who is your father?' She answered, 'My father is Bethuel the son of Milcah and Nahor.' Then I gave her the ring and bracelets for her arms.

Genesis 24 : 48 (ERVEN)

I bowed my head and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. I thanked him for leading me straight to the granddaughter of my master's brother.

Genesis 24 : 49 (ERVEN)

Now, tell me, will you be kind and loyal to my master and give him your daughter? Or will you refuse to give her to him? Tell me so that I will know what I should do."

Genesis 24 : 50 (ERVEN)

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "We see that this is from the Lord, so there is nothing we can say to change it.

Genesis 24 : 51 (ERVEN)

Here is Rebekah. Take her and go. Let her marry your master's son. This is what the Lord wants."

Genesis 24 : 52 (ERVEN)

When Abraham's servant heard this, he bowed to the ground before the Lord.

Genesis 24 : 53 (ERVEN)

Then he gave Rebekah the gifts he brought. He gave her beautiful clothes and gold and silver jewelry. He also gave expensive gifts to her mother and brother.

Genesis 24 : 54 (ERVEN)

Then he and his men had something to eat and drink, and they spent the night there. Early the next morning they got up and the servant said, "Now we must go back to my master."

Genesis 24 : 55 (ERVEN)

Rebekah's mother and her brother said, "Let Rebekah stay with us for a short time. Let her stay with us ten days. After that she can go."

Genesis 24 : 56 (ERVEN)

But the servant said to them, "Don't make me wait. The Lord has made my trip successful. Now let me go back to my master."

Genesis 24 : 57 (ERVEN)

Rebekah's brother and mother said, "We will call Rebekah and ask her what she wants to do."

Genesis 24 : 58 (ERVEN)

They called her and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man now?" Rebekah said, "Yes, I will go."

Genesis 24 : 59 (ERVEN)

So they allowed Rebekah to go with Abraham's servant and his men. Her nurse also went with them.

Genesis 24 : 60 (ERVEN)

While Rebekah was leaving they said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of millions of people, and may your descendants defeat their enemies and take their cities."

Genesis 24 : 61 (ERVEN)

Then Rebekah and her nurse got on the camels and followed the servant and his men. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Genesis 24 : 62 (ERVEN)

Isaac had left Beer Lahai Roi and was now living in the Negev.

Genesis 24 : 63 (ERVEN)

One evening he went out to the field to think. He looked up and saw the camels coming from far away.

Genesis 24 : 64 (ERVEN)

Rebekah also looked and saw Isaac. Then she jumped down from the camel.

Genesis 24 : 65 (ERVEN)

She said to the servant, "Who is that young man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "That is my master's son." So Rebekah covered her face with her veil.

Genesis 24 : 66 (ERVEN)

The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.

Genesis 24 : 67 (ERVEN)

Then Isaac brought the girl into his mother's tent. Rebekah became his wife that day. Isaac loved her very much. So he was comforted after his mother's death.