MattCarlton_en_ust_gen_book/gen/24.json

{
  "1": "Abraham had lived a long time and was {now} {very} old, and Yahweh had blessed him in every way. ",
  "2": "{One day} Abraham said to his chief household servant, who managed his entire estate for him, “Please put your hand under my thigh {to show that you will do what I ask}. ",
  "3": "I want you to vow {to me}, with Yahweh the God who rules the heavens and the earth as your witness, that you will not arrange for my son {Isaac} to marry {any of} the Canaanite women who live around us here. ",
  "4": "Rather, you must go to the country where I grew up, to my relatives {who live there}, and find a wife for him {from there}.”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "5": "But {Abraham’s} servant asked him, “What {should I do} if the {young} woman {I find} refuses to come {back} with me to this land {to live}? Do you want me to take your son back {there} to your home country {to marry her} {and live there}?” ",
  "6": "Abraham answered him, “{No,} be sure that you never take my son back there {to live}, ",
  "7": "{because} Yahweh, the God who rules the heavens, brought me {here} from my father’s household and from the land where {the rest of} my relatives live, and he vowed to me that he will give this land to my descendants. He will send one of his angels ahead of you {to help you}, so that you will find a woman from my home land for my son {to marry}.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "8": "But if the woman {you find} refuses to come back {here} with you, then you will be free from {keeping} this vow that you are making to me {now}. But {no matter what happens,} never take my son back to my home country!”\n\n\\p",
  "9": "So {Abraham’s} servant put his hand under his master’s thigh and vowed to him that he would do what Abraham had requested him to do.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "10": "Then he got ten of his master’s camels ready {for the trip}, and after he loaded them with all kinds of valuable things from his master {to use as gifts}, he left {with some other servants} and made the {long} trip to {the region of} Aram Naharaim, to the city where Nahor lived. ",
  "11": "{When they arrived there,} Abraham’s servant had the camels kneel down {to rest} outside the city near the well {that was there}. It was evening time, when the {young} women {of the city} were starting to come out {to the well} to draw water.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "12": "Then Abraham’s servant prayed, “{Dear} Yahweh, {who is} the God {who takes care} of my master Abraham, please help me succeed today and {in that way} be kind to my master. ",
  "13": "As you see, I am standing by this well, and young women from the city are coming {here} to draw water. ",
  "14": "{Please} make it happen {that} when I say to one of the young women, ‘Please lower your jug so that I can have a drink,’ she will say {to me}, ‘Have a drink and I will also draw water for your camels.’ {Then I will know that} she {is the one} you have chosen to be the wife of Isaac who serves you, and that you have been kind to my master.”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "15": "Before Abraham’s servant had {even} finished praying, he saw {a young woman named} Rebekah coming out {of the city} carrying a water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, {who was} the son of Milcah and Abraham’s brother Nahor. ",
  "16": "She was a very beautiful unmarried young woman, who had never had {marital} relations with a man. She walked down to the well, filled her jug {with water} and came {back} up {carrying it on her shoulder}.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "17": "Then {Abraham’s} servant ran to meet her and said {to her}, “Please let me have a little water to drink from your jug.” ",
  "18": "She replied, “{Please} have a drink, sir.” Then she quickly lowered her jug {from her shoulder} to her hands and let him drink {some water} {from it}.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "19": "After that, she said {to him}, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have had enough to drink.” ",
  "20": "Then she quickly emptied {the rest of the water from} her jug into the {animal drinking} trough {that was there} and ran back {and forth} to the well to draw {more water}, until she had drawn {enough} for all of the camels.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "21": "Meanwhile {Abraham’s} servant silently watched Rebekah {and waited} to find out whether or not Yahweh had made him successful on his journey {to find a wife for Isaac}.\n\\p",
  "22": "Finally, when the camels had finished drinking, the servant {gave Rebekah} a gold nose ring that weighed one beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists that weighed ten shekels {each}. ",
  "23": "Then he asked {her}, “Please tell me who your father {is}. {Also,} is there room at his house for me and my men to spend the night {there}?”\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "24": "Rebekah answered him, “My father {is} Bethuel, {and he is} one of Nahor and Milcah’s sons.” ",
  "25": "Then she added, “We have plenty of both straw and {other} feed {at our house} {for the camels to eat}, {and there is} also {enough} room {for you all} to stay {there} tonight.”\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "26": "Then the servant bowed to the ground and worshiped Yahweh, ",
  "27": "by saying, “Praise Yahweh, the God {who takes care} of my master Abraham! He has never stopped being kind and faithful to my master, and he has guided me on {my} journey {here} {to} the home of my master’s relatives!”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "28": "Then Rebekah hurried {home} and told her mother’s family about what had happened. ",
  "29": "Rebekah had a brother whose name {was} Laban, and he rushed out to the well where Abraham’s servant was. ",
  "30": "As soon as Laban had seen the nose ring {that his sister was wearing} and the bracelets on her arms and had heard her announce what the servant had said to her, he went {out} to meet him. He found him standing with {his} camels at the well.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "31": "Then Laban said {to him}, “Come {with me}, you whom Yahweh has blessed. There is no need for you to stand out here. I have gotten our house ready {for you and your men to stay with us} and {there is also} a place for {your} camels {to stay}.”\n\\p",
  "32": "So Abraham’s servant went home {with Laban}. {When they arrived there,} Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and {other} feed to them {to eat}. {He} also {gave} water {to the servant} and the men who {were} with him to wash their feet.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "33": "Then {Laban’s family} served them a meal to eat, but the servant said {to them}, “Before I can eat, I need to tell {you} why I am here.” Laban responded {to him}, “{Please} tell {us} {what you have to say}.”\n\n\\p",
  "34": "So the servant told {them}, “I am Abraham’s servant. ",
  "35": "Yahweh has abundantly blessed my master, so that he has become wealthy. Yahweh has given him {many} sheep and cattle, {much} silver and gold, {many} male and female servants, and {many} camels and donkeys.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "36": "Besides that, my master’s wife Sarah gave birth to a son for him when she was old, and my master has given him everything that he owns. ",
  "37": "{Before I came here,} my master made me vow {to do something for him}. He said, ‘You must not arrange for my son {Isaac} to marry {any of} the Canaanite women whose land we have been living in. ",
  "38": "Rather, go to my father’s family, to my {own} relatives, and find a wife for my son {from among them}.’\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "39": "So I asked my master, ‘What {should I do} if the {young} woman {I find} refuses to come {back} {here} with me?’ ",
  "40": "He answered me, ‘Yahweh whom I serve will send one of his angels with you. He will make you succeed on your journey, so that you will find a wife for my son from {among} my relatives, {someone} from my father’s family. ",
  "41": "At that time you will be free from {keeping} the vow {you are making} to me: If you find a wife for Isaac but my family refuses to let her go with you, then you will be free from {keeping} your vow to me.’\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "42": "“Then today when I came to {your city’s} well, I prayed, ‘{Dear} Yahweh, {who is} the God {who takes care} of my master Abraham, if you are willing, please give me success on this journey that I have made. ",
  "43": "As you see, I am standing {here} near {this} well. {Please} make it happen {that} when a young woman comes out {of the city} to draw water and I ask her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jug,” ",
  "44": "if she replies, “{Yes,} have a drink and I will also draw water for your camels,” {then} {let} her {be} the woman whom {you} Yahweh have chosen to be the wife of my master’s son.’\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "45": "“Before I had {even} finished praying quietly, suddenly I saw Rebekah coming out {of the city} carrying her {empty} {water} jug on her shoulder. She walked down to the well and filled her jug with water, so I asked her, ‘May I please have a drink {of water}?’ ",
  "46": "She quickly lowered her jug from her {shoulder} and said, ‘Have a drink, and I will also draw water for your camels.’ So I took a drink {from her jug}, and she also gave water to my camels.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "47": "Then I asked her, ‘Who {is} your father?’ She answered, ‘My father is Bethuel, {who is} one of Nahor and Milcah’s sons.’ After that I gave her a nose ring and bracelets to wear. ",
  "48": "Then I bowed {to the ground} and worshiped and praised Yahweh, the God {who takes care} of my master Abraham, because he guided me right where I should go to find the granddaughter of my master’s brother {to be the wife} for my master’s son.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "49": "So now, {please} tell me whether or not you are willing to be kind and faithful to my master {by letting her come with me}, so that I can decide what to do {next}.”\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "50": "Then Laban and Bethuel answered {Abraham’s servant}, “{It is clear that} Yahweh has made {all} this happen, {so} it is not our place to tell you anything different. ",
  "51": "Look, here {is} Rebekah. Take {her with you} and return {home} so that she can marry your master’s son as Yahweh has guided.”\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "52": "When Abraham’s servant heard what they said, he bowed to the ground {and thanked} Yahweh. ",
  "53": "Then he took out {expensive gifts, including} silver and gold jewelry, and {also} {beautiful} clothing, and gave {them} to Rebekah. He {also} gave {valuable} gifts to her brother and mother.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "54": "Then Abraham’s servant and his men ate {supper} and slept {there} that night. {Early} the next morning after everyone got up, Abraham’s servant said {to Rebekah’s family}, “{Please} let me return {home} {now} to my master.” ",
  "55": "But Rebekah’s brother and her mother replied, “{Please} let the young woman stay {here} with us {for another} ten days or so. Then you can go and take her {with you}.”\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "56": "But the servant said to them, “{Please} do not  delay me. Now that Yahweh has made my journey successful, let me go so that I can return to my master.” ",
  "57": "So they replied, “Let’s call Rebekah and ask her what she wants to do.”\n\n\\p",
  "58": "So they called for her and asked her, “Do you want to go {now} with this man?” She answered {them}, “{Yes,} I will go {now}.”\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "59": "So they {agreed to} send their sister Rebekah and her {personal} servant {who had helped raise her}, with Abraham’s servant and his companions. ",
  "60": "They blessed Rebekah by saying to her,\n\\q1\n“Sister, we pray that God will give you\n\\q2\ncountless thousands {of descendants},\n\\q1\nand that he will help them conquer\n\\q2\n{all} their enemies and rule over them!”\n\n\\ts* ",
  "61": "After Rebekah and her servants {who were going with her} packed their things, they got up on the camels {they were going to ride} and went with Abraham’s servant. So {Abraham’s} servant took Rebekah {with him} and started the journey {back} {home}.\n\n\\p",
  "62": "Meanwhile Isaac returned {home} from visiting {the place called} Beer Lahai Roi. {At that time} he was living in the Negev {Wilderness}.\n\n\\ts\\* ",
  "63": "{One day} as it was becoming evening, he went to the field to pray. {As he was praying,} he looked up and suddenly he saw {in the distance} {some} camels coming {toward him}. ",
  "64": "Rebekah {also} looked up and saw Isaac. Immediately she got down from the camel {that she was riding}, ",
  "65": "and asked {Abraham’s} servant, “Who is that man in the field who is walking {this way} to greet us?” The servant answered {her}, “He {is} my master {Isaac}.” So she covered her face with a veil {to show modesty}.\n\n\\ts\\*\n\\p",
  "66": "Then the servant told Isaac everything that he had done {on the journey}. ",
  "67": "Then Isaac took Rebekah into the tent where his mother Sarah had lived, and he married her, so that she became his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was happy again after {mourning for} his mother {who had died}.\n\n\\ts\\*",
  "front": "\\s1 Abraham Finds a Wife for Isaac\n\\sr 24:1-67\n\\p"
}