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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." 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
rs denied him water to drink, she might give it him. 2. With this intention he went to the well, and desired the maidens to give him some water to drink: but while the others refused, on pretense that they wanted it all at home, and could spare none for him, one only of the company rebuked them for their peevish behavior towards the stranger; and said, What is there that you will ever communicate to anybody, who have not so much as given the man some water? She then offered him water in an obliging manner. And now he began to hope that his grand affair would succeed; but desiring still to know the truth, he commended her for her generosity and good nature, that she did not scruple to afford a sufficiency of water to those that wanted it, though it cost her some pains to draw it; and asked who were her parents, and wished them joy of such a daughter. "And mayst thou be espoused," said he, "to their satisfaction, into the family of an agreeable husband, and bring him legitimate children. IM BY THE SIGN THAT WHILE OTHERS DENIED HIM WATER TO DRINK SHE MIGHT GIVE IT HIM WITH THIS INTENTION HE WENT TO THE WELL AND DESIRED THE MAIDENS TO GIVE HIM SOME WATER TO DRINK BUT WHILE THE OTHERS REFUSED ON PRETENCE THAT THEY WANTED IT ALL AT HOME AND COULD SPARE NONE FOR HIM ONE ONLY OF THE COMPANY REBUKED THEM FOR THEIR PEEVISH BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE STRANGER AND SAID WHAT IS THERE THAT YOU WILL EVER COMMUNICATE TO ANYBODY WHO HAVE NOT SO MUCH AS GIVEN THE MAN SOME WATER SHE THEN OFFERED HIM WATER IN AN OBLIGING MANNER AND NOW HE BEGAN TO HOPE THAT HIS GRAND AFFAIR WOULD SUCCEED BUT DESIRING STILL TO KNOW THE TRUTH HE COMMENDED HER FOR HER GENEROSITY AND GOOD NATURE THAT SHE DID NOT SCRUPLE TO AFFORD A SUFFICIENCY OF WATER TO THOSE THAT WANTED IT THOUGH IT COST HER SOME PAINS TO DRAW IT AND ASKED WHO WERE HER PARENTS AND WISHED THEM JOY OF SUCH A DAUGHTER AND MAYST THOU BE ESPOUSED SAID HE TO THEIR SATISFACTION INTO THE FAMILY OF AN AGREEABLE HUSBAND AND BRING HIM LEGITIMATE CHILDREN
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