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And, after supper, he says to him, and to the mother of the damsel, addressing himself to her, "Abraham is the son of Terah, and a kinsman of yours; for Nahor, the grandfather of these children, was the brother of Abraham, by both father and mother; upon which account he hath sent me to you, being desirous to take this damsel for his son to wife. He is his legitimate son, and is brought up as his only heir. AND AFTER SUPPER HE SAYS TO HIM AND TO THE MOTHER OF THE DAMSEL ADDRESSING HIMSELF TO HER ABRAHAM IS THE SON OF TARA AND A KINSMAN OF YOURS FOR NEHOR THE GRANDFATHER OF THESE CHILDREN WAS THE BROTHER OF ABRAHAM BY BOTH FATHER AND MOTHER UPON WHICH ACCOUNT HE HATH SENT ME TO YOU BEING DESIROUS TO TAKE THIS DAMSEL FOR HIS SON TO WIFE HE IS HIS LEGITIMATE SON AND IS BROUGHT UP AS HIS ONLY HEIR
 he would come and lodge with them, since the approach of the night gave him not time to proceed farther. 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. To which she replied, that he guessed right as to the humanity of her parents; but complained that he should think them so parsimonious as to take money, for that he should have all on free cost. But she said she would first inform her brother Laban, and, if he gave her leave, she would conduct him in. 3. As soon then as this was over, she introduced the stranger; and for the camels, the servants of Laban brought them in, and took care of them; and he was himself brought in to supper by Laban.  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 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 TO WHICH SHE REPLIED THAT HE GUESSED RIGHT AS TO THE HUMANITY OF HER PARENTS BUT COMPLAINED THAT HE SHOULD THINK THEM SO PARSIMONIOUS AS TO TAKE MONEY FOR THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ALL ON FREE COST BUT SHE SAID SHE WOULD FIRST INFORM HER BROTHER LABAN AND IF HE GAVE HER LEAVE SHE WOULD CONDUCT HIM IN AS SOON THEN AS THIS WAS OVER SHE INTRODUCED THE STRANGER AND FOR THE CAMELS THE SERVANTS OF LABAN BROUGHT THEM IN AND TOOK CARE OF THEM AND HE WAS HIMSELF BROUGHT IN TO SUPPER BY LABAN
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