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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 24, Verse 36

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And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
King James Version
And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
American Standard Version
And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
New English Translation
My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns.
World English Bible
Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.
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And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
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But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
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And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
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And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
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Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
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And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
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Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
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And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.
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And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
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And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.