49. So tell me—will you or won’t you show unfailing love and faithfulness to my master? Please tell me yes or no, and then I’ll know what to do next.”
50. Then Laban and Bethuel replied, “The lord has obviously brought you here, so there is nothing we can say.
51. Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Yes, let her be the wife of your master’s son, as the lord has directed.”
52. When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the lord.
53. Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.
54. Then they ate their meal, and the servant and the men with him stayed there overnight.But early the next morning, Abraham’s servant said, “Send me back to my master.”
55. “But we want Rebekah to stay with us at least ten days,” her brother and mother said. “Then she can go.”
56. But he said, “Don’t delay me. The lord has made my mission successful; now send me back so I can return to my master.”
57. “Well,” they said, “we’ll call Rebekah and ask her what she thinks.”
58. So they called Rebekah. “Are you willing to go with this man?” they asked her.And she replied, “Yes, I will go.”
59. So they said good-bye to Rebekah and sent her away with Abraham’s servant and his men. The woman who had been Rebekah’s childhood nurse went along with her.
60. They gave her this blessing as she parted: “Our sister, may you becomethe mother of many millions!May your descendants be strongand conquer the cities of their enemies.”