The Scriptures 1998

Genesis 24:16-23 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

16. And the young woman was very good-looking, a maiden, no man having known her. And she went down to the fountain, filled her jar, and came up.

17. And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”

18. And she said, “Drink, my master.” And she hurried and let her jar down to her hand, and gave him a drink.

19. And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “Let me draw water for your camels too, until they have finished drinking.”

20. And she hurried and emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the fountain to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

21. And watching her, the man remained silent in order to know whether יהוה had prospered his way or not.

22. And it came to be, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden nose ring weighing half a sheqel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten sheqels of gold,

23. and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please inform me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”