Orthodox Jewish Bible

Bereshis 24:48-65 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

48. And I bowed down my head, and worshiped Hashem, and I said a berakhah to Hashem Elohei adoni Avraham, which had led me on the derech emes to take bat achi adoni for bno.

49. And now if ye will do chesed and emes to adoni, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to yamin, or to smol.

50. Then Lavan and Beituel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from Hashem; we cannot speak unto thee rah or tov.

51. Hinei, Rivkah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be isha for ben adonecha, just as Hashem hath spoken.

52. And it came to pass, that, when eved Avraham heard their words, he worshiped Hashem, bowing himself to the ground.

53. And the eved brought forth kelei kesef, and kelei zahav, and begadim, and gave them to Rivkah; he gave also to her ach and to her em migdanot (costly gifts).

54. And they did eat and drink, he and the anashim that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the boker, and he said, Send me away unto adoni.

55. And her ach and her em said, Let the na'arah abide with us ten days or so; after that she shall go.

56. And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing Hashem hath prospered my derech; send me away that I may go to adoni.

57. And they said, We will call the na'arah, and inquire at her mouth.

58. And they called Rivkah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this ish? And she said, I will go.

59. And they sent away Rivkah their achot, and her nurse, and eved Avraham, and his anashim.

60. And they said a berakhah over Rivkah, and said unto her, Thou art achoteinu, may thou be increased to thousands upon thousands and may thy zera possess the sha'ar of those which hate them.

61. And Rivkah arose, and her na'arot, and they rode upon the gemalim, and followed the ish: and the eved took Rivkah, and went his way.

62. And Yitzchak had come from Be'er Lachi Roi; for he dwelt in the eretz hanegev.

63. And Yitzchak went out to meditate in the sadeh at erev: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, hinei, the gemalim (camels) were coming.

64. And Rivkah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Yitzchak, she got down from the gamal.

65. For she had said unto the eved, Who is that ish that walketh in the sadeh to meet us? And the eved had said, He is adoni: therefore she took a veil, and covered herself.