45. “I had scarcely finished saying this to myself when Rebekah came out with a jug on her shoulder. After she went down to the spring and drew water, I said to her, ‘Please let me have a drink.’
46. She quickly lowered the jug she was carrying and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels, too.’ So I drank, and she watered the camels also.
47. When I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ she answered, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, borne to Nahor by Milcah.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
48. Then I knelt and bowed down to the Lord, blessing the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right road to obtain the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.
49. Now, if you will act with kindness and fidelity toward my master, let me know; but if not, let me know that too. I can then proceed accordingly.”
50. Laban and Bethuel said in reply: “This thing comes from the Lord; we can say nothing to you either for or against it.
51. Here is Rebekah, right in front of you; take her and go, that she may become the wife of your master’s son, as the Lord has said.”
52. When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed to the ground before the Lord.
53. Then he brought out objects of silver and gold and clothing and presented them to Rebekah; he also gave costly presents to her brother and mother.
54. After he and the men with him had eaten and drunk, they spent the night there.When they got up the next morning, he said, “Allow me to return to my master.”
55. Her brother and mother replied, “Let the young woman stay with us a short while, say ten days; after that she may go.”
56. But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has made my journey successful; let me go back to my master.”
57. They answered, “Let us call the young woman and see what she herself has to say about it.”