31. Then Laban said, “The Lord has brought you safely here. Come home with me. There's no need for you to keep on standing outside. I have a room ready for you in our house, and there's also a place for your camels.”
32. Abraham's servant went home with Laban, where Laban's servants unloaded his camels and gave them straw and feed. Then they brought water into the house, so Abraham's servant and his men could wash their feet.
33. After that, they brought in food. But the servant said, “Before I eat, I must tell you why I have come.”“Go ahead and tell us,” Laban answered.
34. The servant explained:I am Abraham's servant.
35. The Lord has been good to my master and has made him very rich. He has given him many sheep, goats, cattle, camels, and donkeys, as well as a lot of silver and gold, and many slaves.
36. Sarah, my master's wife, didn't have any children until she was very old. Then she had a son, and my master has given him everything.
37. I solemnly promised my master that I would do what he said. And he told me, “Don't choose a wife for my son from the women in this land of Canaan.
38. Instead, go back to the land where I was born and find a wife for my son from among my relatives.”
39. I asked my master, “What if the young woman refuses to come with me?”