Catholic Public Domain Version

Genesis 24:15-31 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

15. But he had not yet completed these words within himself, when, behold, Rebekah went out, the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder.

16. She was an exceedingly elegant girl, and a most beautiful virgin, and unknown by man. And she descended to the spring, and she filled her pitcher, and then was returning.

17. And the servant ran to meet her, and he said, "Provide me with a little water to drink from your pitcher."

18. And she responded, "Drink, my lord." And she quickly brought down the pitcher on her arm, and she gave him a drink.

19. And after he drank, she added, "In fact, I will draw water for your camels also, until they all drink."

20. And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water; and having drawn, she gave it to all the camels.

21. But he was contemplating her silently, wanting to know whether the Lord had caused his journey to prosper or not

22. Then, after the camels drank, the man took out gold earrings, weighing two shekels, and the same number of bracelets, ten shekels in weight.

23. And he said to her: "Whose daughter are you? Tell me, is there any place in your father's house to lodge?"

24. She responded, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, to whom she gave birth for Nahor."

25. And she continued, saying, "There is very much straw and hay with us, and a spacious place to stay."

26. The man bowed himself down, and he adored the Lord,

27. saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, who has not taken away his mercy and truth from my lord, and who has led me on a direct journey to the house of the brother of my lord."

28. And so the girl ran, and she reported all that she had heard in the house of her mother.

29. Now Rebekah had a brother, named Laban, who went out quickly to the man, where the spring was.

30. And when he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sister's hands, and he had heard all the words being repeated, "This is what the man spoke to me," he came to the man who stood by the camels and near the spring of water,

31. and he said to him: "Enter, O blessed of the Lord. Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels."