New English Translation

Genesis 24:51-62 New English Translation (NET)

51. Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master’s son, just as the Lord has decided.”

52. When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

53. Then he brought out gold, silver jewelry, and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave valuable gifts to her brother and to her mother.

54. After this, he and the men who were with him ate a meal and stayed there overnight.When they got up in the morning, he said, “Let me leave now so I can return to my master.”

55. But Rebekah’s brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”

56. But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master.”

57. Then they said, “We’ll call the girl and find out what she wants to do.”

58. So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Do you want to go with this man?” She replied, “I want to go.”

59. So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, accompanied by her female attendant, with Abraham’s servant and his men.

60. They blessed Rebekah with these words:“Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies.”

61. Then Rebekah and her female servants mounted the camels and rode away with the man. So Abraham’s servant took Rebekah and left.

62. Now Isaac came from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev.