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but you shall go to my father's house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.'
When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord.
And they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."
Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb.
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."
and said, "Please tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"
He said, "Come in, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."
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 dwell,
Her brother and her mother said, "Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go."
Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
The servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"
The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.
And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has.
"I came today to the spring and said, 'O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go,
and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.'
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you becomethousands of ten thousands,and may your offspring possessthe gate of those who hate him!"
Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.'