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Genesis 24:44

42 So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

43 Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’

and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.

45 And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

46 She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

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BSB
and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.
KJV
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.
WEB
then she tells me, “Drink, and I will also draw for your camels,”—let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.’
ASV
And she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels. Let the same be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master`s son.
DARBY
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels that she should be the woman whom Jehovah hath appointed for my master's son.
BLB
and she says to me, ‘Drink, and I will draw’ for you and also for your camels, she [is] the woman whom YHWH has appointed for the son of my lord.
ÅB
og hun da sier til meg: Drikk du, og jeg vil også hente vann til dine kameler - så er hun den kvinne som Herren har utsett for min herres sønn.
OTB
og hun svarer: "Drikk, og jeg vil også dra opp vann til kamelene dine," la henne være den Herren har utvalgt for min herres sønn.'
B1930
og hun da sier til mig: Drikk du, og jeg vil også hente vann til dine kameler - så er hun den kvinne som Herren har utsett for min herres sønn.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 24:14

    Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

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  • Proverbs 18:22

    He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

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  • Proverbs 16:33

    The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

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  • Hebrews 13:2

    Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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  • Genesis 2:22

    And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

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  • 1 Peter 3:8

    Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

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  • 1 Timothy 2:10

    but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.

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  • Isaiah 32:8

    But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.

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