3. Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but don’t let him marry a Canaanite girl.
4. Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him.”
5. The servant said to him, “Maybe this woman will not want to come back with me to this land. If that happens, should I take your son with me to your homeland?”
6. Abraham said to him, “No, don’t take my son to that place.
7. The Lord, the God of heaven, brought me from my homeland to this place. That place was the home of my father and the home of my family, but he promised that this new land would belong to my family. May he send his angel before you so that you can choose a wife for my son.
8. If the girl refuses to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back to that place.”
9. So the servant put his hand under his master’s leg and made the promise.
29-30. She had a brother named Laban. She told him what the man had said to her. Laban was listening to her. And when he saw the ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, he ran out to the well. There the man was, standing by the camels at the well.
31. Laban said, “Sir, you are welcome to come in! You don’t have to stand outside here. I have prepared a room for you to sleep in and a place for your camels.”
32. So Abraham’s servant went into the house. Laban unloaded his camels and gave them straw and feed. Then he gave Abraham’s servant water so that he and the men with him could wash their feet.
33. Laban then gave him food to eat, but the servant refused to eat. He said, “I will not eat until I have told you why I came.” So Laban said, “Then tell us.”
34. The servant said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
35. The Lord has greatly blessed my master in everything. My master has become a great man. The Lord has given him many flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. He has much silver and gold and many servants. He has many camels and donkeys.
36. Sarah was my master’s wife. When she was very old, she gave birth to a son, and my master has given everything he owns to that son.
37. My master forced me to make a promise to him. He said to me, ‘You must not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among these people, but I don’t want him to marry one of the Canaanite girls.
38. So you must promise to go to my father’s country. Go to my family and choose a wife for my son.’
39. I said to my master, ‘Maybe the woman will not come back to this place with me.’
40. But my master said to me, ‘I serve the Lord, and he will send his angel with you and help you. You will find a wife for my son among my people there.
41. But if you go to my father’s country, and they refuse to give you a wife for my son, you will be free from this promise.’
42. “Today I came to this well and said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, please make my trip successful.