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Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver which he had said and was heard by the sons of Heth to be the price, four hundred pieces of silver. He weighed it in the same way those who buy and sell weighed it at that time.

to Abraham for his own. It was handed over in front of the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.

The field and the grave in it were handed over to Abraham by the sons of Heth for a place to bury his wife.

and I will have you promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth. Promise that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, who live around me.

But go to my country and to those of my family. Take a wife for my son Isaac from there."

The Lord, the God of heaven, Who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, spoke to me and promised me. He said, ‘I will give this land to your children and to their children's children.' He will send His angel in front of you. And you will take a wife for my son from there.

He said, "O Lord, the God of my boss Abraham, let all go well for me today. Show loving-kindness to my boss Abraham.

If I say to a girl, ‘Let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she answers, ‘Drink, and I will give water to your camels also,' let her be the one whom You have chosen for your servant Isaac. I will know by this that You have shown loving-kindness to my boss."

When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will get water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."

She was quick to empty her jar into the animals' drinking place. Then she ran to the well for more water, and got enough for all his camels.

He said, "Whose daughter are you? Tell me, is there a place for us to stay in your father's house?"

Laban said, "Come in, you who receive good from the Lord! Why do you stand outside? I have made the house ready, and a place for the camels."

"My boss made me promise, saying, ‘Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live.

But go to my father's house, to those of my family, and take a wife for my son there.'

He said to me, ‘The Lord, Whom I have always obeyed, will send His angel with you to make all go well during your visit there. You will take a wife for my son from those of my family and from my father's house.

See, I am standing by the well of water. If I say to the girl who comes out for water, "Let me drink a little water from your jar,"

and she says, "You drink, and I will get water for your camels also," then let her be the woman whom the Lord has chosen for my boss's son.'

Then I bowed low and worshiped the Lord. I gave honor and thanks to the Lord, the God of my boss Abraham. For He had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my boss's brother for his son.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "This thing comes from the Lord. We cannot speak for or against it.

Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she could not give birth and the Lord answered him. Rebekah was able to give birth.