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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. 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
hen they called upon God as the witness of what was to be done. He also sent such presents to those that were there as were in esteem, on account that that they either rarely or never were seen in that country, The servant got thither not under a considerable time; for it requires much time to pass through Meopotamia, in which it is tedious traveling, both in the winter for the depth of the clay, and in summer for want of water; and, besides this, for the robberies there committed, which are not to be avoided by travelers but by caution beforehand. However, the servant came to Haran; and when he was in the suburbs, he met a considerable number of maidens going to the water; he therefore prayed to God that Rebeka might be found among them, or her whom Abraham sent him as his servant to espouse to his son, in case his will were that this marriage should be consummated, and that she might be made known to him by the sign, That while others denied him water to drink, she might give it him. ER EACH OTHER'S THIGHS THEN THEY CALLED UPON GOD AS THE WITNESS OF WHAT WAS TO BE DONE HE ALSO SENT SUCH PRESENTS TO THOSE THAT WERE THERE AS WERE IN ESTEEM ON ACCOUNT THAT THEY EITHER RARELY OR NEVER WERE SEEN IN THAT COUNTRY THE SERVANT GOT THITHER NOT UNDER A CONSIDERABLE TIME FOR IT REQUIRES MUCH TIME TO PASS THROUGH MESOPOTAMIA IN WHICH IT IS TEDIOUS TRAVELING BOTH IN THE WINTER FOR THE DEPTH OF THE CLAY AND IN SUMMER FOR WANT OF WATER AND BESIDES THIS FOR THE ROBBERIES THERE COMMITTED WHICH ARE NOT TO BE AVOIDED BY TRAVELLERS BUT BY CAUTION BEFOREHAND HOWEVER THE SERVANT CAME TO HURAN AND WHEN HE WAS IN THE SUBURBS HE MET A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF MAIDENS GOING TO THE WATER HE THEREFORE PRAYED TO GOD THAT REBECCA MIGHT BE FOUND AMONG THEM OR HER WHOM ABRAHAM SENT HIM AS HIS SERVANT TO ESPOUSE TO HIS SON IN CASE HIS WILL WERE THAT THIS MARRIAGE SHOULD BE CONSUMMATED AND THAT SHE MIGHT BE MADE KNOWN TO HIM BY THE SIGN THAT WHILE OTHERS DENIED HIM WATER TO DRINK SHE MIGHT GIVE IT HIM
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