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And producing his precious ornaments for women, he said he desired to trust them to none more safely than to such as she had shown herself to be; and that he believed he might guess at the humanity of her mother and brother, that they would not be displeased, from the virtue he found in her; for he would not be burdensome, but would pay the hire for his entertainment, and spend his own money. AND PRODUCING HIS PRECIOUS ORNAMENTS FOR WOMEN HE SAID HE DESIRED TO TRUST THEM TO NONE MORE SAFELY THAN TO SUCH AS SHE HAD SHOWN HERSELF TO BE AND THAT HE BELIEVED HE MIGHT GUESS AT THE HUMANITY OF HER MOTHER AND BROTHER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE DISPLEASED FROM THE VIRTUE HE FOUND IN HER FOR HE WOULD NOT BE BURDENSOME BUT WOULD PAY THE HIRE FOR HIS ENTERTAINMENT AND SPEND HIS OWN MONEY
said he, "to their satisfaction, into the family of an agreeable husband, and bring him legitimate children." Nor did she disdain to satisfy his inquiries, but told him her family. "They," says she, "call me Rebeka; my father was Bethuel, but he is dead; and Laban is my brother; and, together with my mother, takes care of all our family affairs, and is the guardian of my virginity." When the servant heard this, he was very glad at what had happened, and at what was told him, as perceiving that God had thus plainly directed his journey; and producing his bracelets, and some other ornaments which it was esteemed decent for virgins to wear, he gave them to the damsel, by way of acknowledgment, and as a reward for her kindness in giving him water to drink; saying, it was but just that she should have them, because she was so much more obliging than any of the rest. She desired also that he would come and lodge with them, since the approach of the night gave him not time to proceed farther. AUGHTER AND MAYST THOU BE ESPOUSED SAID HE TO THEIR SATISFACTION INTO THE FAMILY OF AN AGREEABLE HUSBAND AND BRING HIM LEGITIMATE CHILDREN NOR DID SHE DISDAIN TO SATISFY HIS INQUIRIES BUT TOLD HIM HER FAMILY THEY SAYS SHE CALL ME REBECCA MY FATHER WAS BETHUEL BUT HE IS DEAD AND LABAN IS MY BROTHER AND TOGETHER WITH MY MOTHER TAKES CARE OF ALL OUR FAMILY AFFAIRS AND IS THE GUARDIAN OF MY VIRGINITY WHEN THE SERVANT HEARD THIS HE WAS VERY GLAD AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND AT WHAT WAS TOLD HIM AS PERCEIVING THAT GOD HAD THUS PLAINLY DIRECTED HIS JOURNEY AND PRODUCING HIS BRACELETS AND SOME OTHER ORNAMENTS WHICH IT WAS ESTEEMED DECENT FOR VIRGINS TO WEAR HE GAVE THEM TO THE DAMSEL BY WAY OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AS A REWARD FOR HER KINDNESS IN GIVING HIM WATER TO DRINK SAYING IT WAS BUT JUST THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE THEM BECAUSE SHE WAS SO MUCH MORE OBLIGING THAN ANY OF THE REST SHE DESIRED ALSO THAT HE MIGHT COME AND LODGE WITH THEM SINCE THE APPROACH OF THE NIGHT GAVE HIM NOT TIME TO PROCEED FARTHER
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