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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 24, Verse 11

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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.
King James Version
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].
American Standard Version
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
New English Translation
He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city. It was evening, the time when the women would go out to draw water.
World English Bible
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go 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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.