1. Abraham was now very old. The Lord had blessed him in every way.
2. Abraham’s oldest servant was in charge of everything Abraham owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, “Put your hand under my leg.
3. Make a promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. Don’t get a wife for my son from the Canaanite girls who live around here.
4. Instead, go back to my country, to the land of my relatives. Get a wife for my son Isaac from there.”
5. The servant said to him, “What if this woman does not want to return with me to this land? Then, should I take your son with me back to your homeland?”
6. Abraham said to him, “No! Don’t take my son back there.
7. The Lord is the God of heaven. He brought me from the home of my father and the land of my relatives. But the Lord promised me, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ The Lord will send his angel before you. The angel will help you get a wife for my son there.
8. But if the girl won’t come back with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back there.”
9. So the servant put his hand under his master’s leg. He made a promise to Abraham about this.
10. The servant took ten of Abraham’s camels and left. He carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Northwest Mesopotamia to Nahor’s city.
11. He made the camels kneel down at the well outside the city. It was in the evening when the women come out to get water.
12. The servant said, “Lord, you are the God of my master Abraham. Allow me to find a wife for his son today. Please show this kindness to my master Abraham.
13. Here I am, standing by the spring of water. The girls from the city are coming out to get water.
14. I will say to one of the girls, ‘Please put your jar down so I can drink.’ Then let her say, ‘Drink, and I will also give water to your camels.’ If that happens, I will know she is the right one for your servant Isaac. And I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”