Genesis - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 23

25-—~10 GENESIS. g4...44 44 45 the LORD will grant to the son of my ma.stcr.’ This speech had not come to an end on my lips, when Rebekka. approached with her bucket upon her shoulder; and she dropped it into the well, and drew. Then I said to her, ‘ Pray, give me a drink} and she quickly lowered the bucket from off her, and said; ‘ Drink, and I will also water your camels} So I drank; and she watered the camels as well. Then I inquired of her and asked; ‘My girl, who are you?’ And she 1`he daughter of Bethuel, the son-of Nahor, whom Milka had to him! So, I placed the brooohes on her brow, and the bracelets upon

48 her hands. Then I bowed to the LORD and worshipped, and thanked the EvER—L1v1NG GOD of my master Abraham, Who had been kind to me, leading me in the right way to the house of the brother of my master,

49 for his son. And now, if it is your will to show kindness and truth to my master, informime; and if not, tell me so, and I will turn to` the right or to the left} 5o Then Laban and Bethuel answered This has proceeded from the LORD; we are not able to say to

51 you either good or ill. See, Rebekka is beforeyou; take her and go; and she shall be a wife to the son of your master, as the EVER-LIVING has directed} 52 And when Abrahanfs steward heard their words, he bowed to the ground

53 to the LORD. The steward also brought out ornaments of silver, and Ornaments of gold and clothing, and put them npon Rebekka; and gave treasures to her brother and mother.

54 Then they ate and drank he and the men with him,and rested; and rising I will now

The brother ‘ and mother, however, said, ? Let the after that she shall go. If she will not go with me, then the LORD will prosper the way of return-, and I will go back to my mastery; 57 59 Let the girl be

So 'Will you go with this man? I was her reply. They, there- fore, sent off Rebekka their sister, with her nurse, and the steward of Abraham and his attendants, and they gave Rebekka their blessing, and said to her; ‘You are our sister, Increase to

thousands, and may your descendants possess the gate of their enemies} Then they lifted Rebekka and her attendants, and placed them upon camels and they rode after the man; thus the steward took Rebekka and departed. Now, Isaac was travelling towards

the Well of Vision, for he resided in the south country; and he had come out to meditate in the field at the approach of the evening, and there he raised his eyes and looked, and saw camels coming. Rebekka also raised her eyes, and saw Isaac, and dismounted from her camel, and asked 6r 62 What man is that who and the steward _ So she took a veil, and put it on. Then the 66 steward reported to Isaac all the things that he had done; and Isaac 67 brought her to the tent of his mother Sarah; so he took Rebekka, and she was a wife to him, and he loved her, and Isaac was comforted after his mother. Qkralyam sub lizhzrnly. Abraham prospered, and he took 25

a wife whose name was Keturah, and 2 she bore him Zimram, and Yokshan, and Midan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuakh. And Yokshan begot 3 _Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Ashurirn, and Tushim, and Lammim. And the sons of 4 Midian, Aifah and Afer, and Hanok, and Abida, and Aldaha, all were descendants from Keturah. Abraham 5 left all that was with him to Isaac, but to the sons of the secondary wives 6 that Abraham had, Abraham gave fortunes and sent them from his son Isaac, during his own life, to the east of the eastern country. These were the days of the life of 7 Abraham that he lived; one hundred and seventy-five years; so Abraham 8 expired and died, a fine grey—headed old man, and satisfied, and they placed him with his people; and his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Makphelah on the estate of Ephron the son of Zohar the Khivite, which is before Mamrah; the field which Abraham bought from the sons of I-Ieth; there Abraham was buried G'} IO