31. Laban said, "Come in, favored one of the Lord! Why are you standing outside? I’ve prepared the house and a place for the camels."
32. So the man entered the house. Then Laban unbridled the camels, provided straw and feed for them and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men with him,
33. and set out a meal for him.But the man said, "I won’t eat until I’ve said something."Laban replied, "Say it."
34. The man said, "I am Abraham’s servant."
35. The Lord has richly blessed my master, has made him a great man, and has given him flocks, cattle, silver, gold, men servants, women servants, camels, and donkeys.
36. My master’s wife Sarah gave birth to a son for my master in her old age, and he’s given him everything he owns.
37. My master made me give him my word: ‘Don’t choose a wife for my son from the Canaanite women, in whose land I’m living.
38. No, instead, go to my father’s household and to my relatives and choose a wife for my son.’
39. I said to my master, ‘What if the woman won’t come back with me?’
40. He said to me, ‘The Lord, whom I’ve traveled with everywhere, will send his messenger with you and make your trip successful; and you will choose a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s household.
41. If you go to my relatives, you will be free from your obligation to me. Even if they provide no one for you, you will be free from your obligation to me.’
42. "Today I arrived at the spring, and I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you wish to make the trip I’m taking successful,
43. when I’m standing by the spring and the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, "Please give me a little drink of water from your jar,"
44. and she responds to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," may she be the woman the Lord has selected for my master’s son.’
45. Before I finished saying this to myself, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder and went down to the spring to draw water. And I said to her, ‘Please give me something to drink.’
46. She immediately lowered her water jar and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels something to drink too.’ So I drank and she also gave water to the camels.
47. Then I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son whom Milcah bore him.’ I put a ring in her nose and bracelets on her arms.
48. I bowed and worshipped the Lord and blessed the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me in the right direction to choose the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
49. Now if you’re loyal and faithful to my master, tell me. If not, tell me so I will know where I stand either way."