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46 Then she hurried and lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘(A)Drink, and I will also give water to your camels to drink’; so I drank, and she also gave water to the camels to drink. 47 (B)Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bore to him’; and I put the (C)ring on her nose and the bracelets on her [a]wrists. 48 And I (D)bowed low and worshiped Yahweh; and I blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, (E)who had guided me in the true way to take the daughter of my master’s [b]relative for his son.

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  1. Genesis 24:47 Lit hands
  2. Genesis 24:48 Lit brother

46 “She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too.’(A) So I drank, and she watered the camels also.(B)

47 “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’(C)

“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel(D) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’(E)

“Then I put the ring in her nose(F) and the bracelets on her arms,(G) 48 and I bowed down and worshiped the Lord.(H) I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham,(I) who had led me on the right road to get the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.(J)

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