37. My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell,
38. but you shall go to my father’s house and to my clan and take a wife for my son.’
39. I said to my master, ‘Perhaps the woman will not follow me.’
40. But he said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and prosper your way. You shall take a wife for my son from my clan and from my father’s house.
41. Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my clan. And if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
42. “I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go,
43. behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”
44. and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’
45. “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’
46. She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels drink also.’ So I drank, and she gave the camels drink also.