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Genesis 24:19-31 Amplified Bible (AMP)

19. When she had given him a drink, she said, I will draw water for your camels also, until they finish drinking.

20. So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well and drew water for all his camels.

21. The man stood gazing at her in silence, waiting to know if the Lord had made his trip prosperous.

22. And when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold earring or nose ring of half a shekel in weight, and for her hands two bracelets of ten shekels in weight in gold,

23. And said, Whose daughter are you? I pray you, tell me: Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge there?

24. And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah and [her husband] Nahor.

25. She said also to him, We have both straw and provender (fodder) enough, and also room in which to lodge.

26. The man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord

27. And said, Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, Who has not left my master bereft and destitute of His loving-kindness and steadfastness. As for me, going on the way [of obedience and faith] the Lord led me to the house of my master's kinsmen.

28. The girl related to her mother's household what had happened.

29. Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the well.

30. For when he saw the earring or nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard Rebekah his sister saying, The man said this to me, he went to the man and found him standing by the camels at the well.

31. He cried, Come in, you blessed of the Lord! Why do you stand outside? For I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels.