7. The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land,' himself will send his Angel before you, and you will take from there a wife for my son.
8. But if the woman is not willing to follow you, you will not be held by the oath. Only do not lead my son back to that place."
9. Therefore, the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and he swore to him on his word.
10. And he took ten camels from his lord's herd, and he went forth, carrying with him things from all of his goods. And he set out, and continued on, to the city of Nahor, in Mesopotamia.
11. And when he had made the camels lie down outside of the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are accustomed to go out to draw water, he said:
12. "O Lord, the God of my lord Abraham, meet with me today, I beg you, and show mercy to my lord Abraham.
13. Behold, I stand near the fountain of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will go forth to draw water.
14. Therefore, the girl to whom I will say, 'Tip your pitcher, so that I may drink,' and she will respond, 'Drink. In fact, I will give your camels a drink also,' the same one is she whom you have prepared for your servant Isaac. And by this, I will understand that you have shown mercy to my lord."
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?"