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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 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
 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. 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. ND 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 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
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