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Genesis 17-25 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:31, December 17, 2009
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|And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
|And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
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|[[Abraham]] lived to a ripe old age, and the [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] blessed Abraham in everything.
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|And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
|And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
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|Abraham said to the oldest servant in his household, the steward of everything he had, "Please place your hand under my thigh."
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|This ''very'' intimate posture is the posture of an oath binding between father and son, or between master and slave.
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|And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
|And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
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|"I adjure you by the L<small>ORD</small>, [[God]] of the skies and God of the earth, not to take a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living."
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|But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
|But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
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|"You are to go to my homeland, and my kindred, and there find a wife for my son [[Isaac]].
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|And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
|And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
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|The servant said to him, "Suppose she is not willing to follow me to this land? Shall I bring your son again to the land that you came from?"
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|And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
|And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
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|Abraham told him, "No! Don't ever bring my son to that land again."
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|The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
|The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
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|"The L<small>ORD</small> God of heaven, who took me out of my father's household and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke and swore to me, saying, "I will give this land to your descendants," will send His Messenger in front of you, and you will take a woman for my son from there."
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|And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
|And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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|"If the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be acquitted from my oath. But you must not bring my son there again."
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|And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
|And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
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|Then the servant placed his hand under his master Abraham's thigh, and swore to him on this subject.
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|And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
|And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
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|The servant took ten camels from among his master's camels, and left. He held all his master's goods in his hand. He arose and went to Aram-Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
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|Aram-Naharaim is modern Mesopotamia. Some of this territory would belong to the Syrian and Seleucid Empires.
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|And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
|And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
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|He made his camels kneel down outside the city, near a water well, in the evening, which was when the women went out to draw water.
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|And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
|And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
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|He said, "O L<small>ORD</small> God of my master Abraham, please meet me well this day, and do kindness to my mater Abraham."
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|Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
|Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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|"Look: I'm standing here next to a water well, and the daughters of the people of the city are coming out to draw water."
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|And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
|And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
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|"Let it happen that the maiden to whom I say, 'Please stretch out your jar, so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will moreover give your camels water to drink,' let that one be the right one for Your servant Isaac, and in that way I will know that You have done kindness to my master."
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|And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
|And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
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|And as it happened, before he had finished speaking, [[Rebekah]] came out, the one born to [[Bethuel]] son of [[Milcah]], wife of [[Nahor]], Abraham's brother. Her jar was on her shoulder.
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|And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
|And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
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|The maiden was exceedingly beautiful to look at, and a virgin, and no man had had any relationship with her. She went down to the well, filled her jar, and came up.
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|And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
|And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
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|The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."
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|And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
|And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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|She said, "Drink, my lord," and hastened to let down her jar on her hand, and gave him water to drink.
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|And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
|And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
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|When she had finished giving him drink, she said, "Moreover, I will draw water for your camels, until they have finished drinking."
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|And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
|And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
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|She hastened to empty her jar into the watering trough, and ran again to the well to draw water, and drew enough water for all his camels.
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|And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
|And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
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|The man was struck speechless, and wanted to know whether the L<small>ORD</small> had granted him success or not.
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|Literally, "prospered his way."
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|And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
|And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
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|And so it happened, when the camels had finished drinking, the man took a [[gold]] pendant weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her hands, weighing together ten shekels of gold,
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|And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
|And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
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|and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me: does your father's house have a place for us to lodge in?
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|And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
|And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
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|She told him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
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|She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
|She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
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|She further told him, "We have plenty of straw and feed, and room to lodge in."
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|And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
|And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
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|The man abased himself, and worshipped the L<small>ORD</small>.
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==Chapter 25==
==Chapter 25==