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Genesis 24:22-33 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22. And it happened that as the camels finished drinking the man took a gold ring of a half shekel in weight and two bracelets for her arms, ten shekels in weight,

23. and said, “Please tell me, whose daughter are you? Is there a place at the house of your father for us to spend the night?”

24. And she said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”

25. Then she said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in abundance, as well as a place to spend the night.”

26. And the man knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.

27. And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his loyal love and his faithfulness from my master. I was on the way and Yahweh led me to the house of my master’s brother.”

28. Then the girl ran and reported these things to the household of her mother.

29. Now Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. And Laban ran out to the man toward the spring.

30. And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on the arms of his sister and heard the words of Rebekah his sister, who said, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man. And behold, he was standing with the camels at the spring.

31. And he said, “Come, O blessed one of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? Now I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”

32. And the man came to the house and unloaded the camels. And he gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

33. And food was placed before him to eat. And he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” And he said, “Speak.”