Genesis 24:15
And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
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Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, before he had done{H3615} speaking,{H1696} that, behold, Rebekah{H7259} came out,{H3318} who{H834} was born{H3205} to Bethuel{H1328} the son{H1121} of Milcah,{H4435} the wife{H802} of Nahor,{H5152} Abraham's{H85} brother,{H251} with her pitcher{H3537} upon her shoulder.{H7926}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And it came to pass, before he had done{H3615}{(H8765)} speaking{H1696}{(H8763)}, that, behold, Rebekah{H7259} came out{H3318}{(H8802)}, who{H834} was born{H3205}{(H8795)} to Bethuel{H1328}, son{H1121} of Milcah{H4435}, the wife{H802} of Nahor{H5152}, Abraham's{H85} brother{H251}, with her pitcher{H3537} upon her shoulder{H7926}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And it came to passe yer he had leeft spakynge that Rebecca came out the doughter of Bethuell sonne to Melcha the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother and hir pytcher apon hir shulder:
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And or euer he had left of speakynge, beholde, Rebecca the doughter of Bethuel (which was the sonne of Milca, that was the wyfe of Nahor Abrahams brother) came forth, and bare a pytcher vpon hir shulder,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And it came to passe yer he had lefte speakyng, beholde, Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne to Milcha, the wyfe of Nachor Abrahams brother, and her pytcher vpon her shoulder:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
It happened, before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
American Standard Version (1901)
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.
World English Bible (2000)
It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Before he had finished praying, there came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah(Milcah was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor).
Referenced Verses
- Gen 11:29 : 29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- Gen 11:27 : 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
- Gen 22:20-23 : 20 And it happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Gen 24:24 : 24 So she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor."
- Gen 24:45 : 45 But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
- Exod 2:16 : 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
- Judg 6:36-40 : 36 And Gideon said unto God, If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said. 38 And it was so. For he rose up early the next morning, and squeezed together the fleece, and wrung the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not your anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray you, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
- Ruth 2:2 : 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
- Ruth 2:17 : 17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
- Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
- Ps 65:2 : 2 O You who hear prayer, to You shall all flesh come.
- Ps 145:18-19 : 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry and will save them.
- Prov 31:27 : 27 She watches over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
- Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity;
- Isa 65:24 : 24 It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Dan 9:20-23 : 20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 Yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your petitions the commandment came forth, and I have come to show you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore, understand the matter, and consider the vision.
- Gen 29:9 : 9 And while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she tended them.
- Gen 21:14 : 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away. So she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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- Gen 24:42-487 verses90%
42 And this day I came to the well and said, 'O LORD God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go,
43 behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
44 and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also," let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
45 But before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah, coming out with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
46 And she made haste and let her pitcher down from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also.' So I drank, and she gave the camels a drink also.
47 Then I asked her, and said, 'Whose daughter are you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the nose ring on her nose and the bracelets on her wrists.
48 And I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take the daughter of my master's brother for his son.
- Gen 24:16-205 verses87%
16 Now the young woman was very fair to look upon, a virgin; no man had known her. And she went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."
18 And she said, "Drink, my lord." Then she quickly let her pitcher down to her hand and gave him a drink.
19 And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough, ran back to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
- Gen 24:13-142 verses86%
13 Behold, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
14 Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, 'Please let down your pitcher that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I will give your camels a drink also'—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
- Gen 24:28-314 verses82%
28 So the young woman ran and told her mother's household these things.
29 Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban, and Laban ran out to the man by the well.
30 So it came to pass, when he saw the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister's wrists, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, saying, "Thus the man spoke to me," that he went to the man. And there he stood by the camels at the well.
31 And he said, "Come in, O blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."
- Gen 24:51-533 verses81%
51 Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the LORD has spoken."
52 And it came to pass, when Abraham's servant heard their words, that he worshiped the LORD, bowing himself to the ground.
53 Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
- Gen 22:22-232 verses79%
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah: these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Gen 24:61-666 verses79%
61 Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.
62 Now Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi, for he dwelt in the south.
63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels were coming.
64 Then Rebekah lifted her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from her camel;
65 for she had said to the servant, "Who is this man walking in the field to meet us?" The servant had said, "It is my master." Therefore she took a veil and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
- Gen 24:23-242 verses79%
23 and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to lodge?"
24 So she said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, Milcah's son, whom she bore to Nahor."
- Gen 24:10-112 verses78%
10 Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, for all his master's goods were in his hand. And he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
11 And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
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20 And it happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor;
- Gen 24:57-593 verses76%
57 So they said, "We will call the young woman and ask her personally."
58 Then they called Rebekah and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" And she said, "I will go."
59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham's servant and his men.
- Gen 29:9-102 verses76%
9 And while he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she tended them.
10 And when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.
- Gen 24:4-52 verses75%
4 But you shall go to my country and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son Isaac."
5 And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?"
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40 But he said to me, 'The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father's house.
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20 Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian from Padan Aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
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2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother's father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother's brother.