Genesis 24:14

14 Wenn nun eine Dirne kommt, zu der ich spreche: Neige deinen Krug, und laß mich trinken, und sie sprechen wird: Trinke, ich will deine Kamele auch tränken: das sei die, die du deinem Diener Isaak beschert hast, und daran werde ich erkennen, daß du Barmherzigkeit an meinem Herrn getan habest.

Genesis 24:14 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:14

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say,
let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink
The pitcher of water she should have upon her shoulder, after she had drawn it out of the well: and she shall say, drink, and I will give thy camels drink also;
not only very readily and courteously invite him to drink himself but also propose to draw water for his camels too: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant
Isaac;
to be his wife; he desired this might be the token by which he might know who the person was God had appointed, and whom he approved of as a proper wife for Isaac, and whom he pointed at in his Providence most clearly to be the person he had designed for him; and this was a very agreeable sign and token; for hereby he would know that she was a careful and industrious person, willing to set her hand to business when necessary; that she was humane and courteous to strangers; humble and condescending, and willing to do the meanest offices for the good of others; and such a wife as this he sought for, and knew would be a good one, and greatly acceptable to his master and to his son: and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness to my master;
by directing to so good a wife for his son, and prospering the journey of his servant according to his wishes.

Genesis 24:14 In-Context

12 und sprach: HERR, du Gott meines Herrn Abraham, begegne mir heute und tue Barmherzigkeit an meinem Herrn Abraham!
13 Siehe, ich stehe hier bei dem Wasserbrunnen, und der Leute Töchter in dieser Stadt werden herauskommen, Wasser zu schöpfen.
14 Wenn nun eine Dirne kommt, zu der ich spreche: Neige deinen Krug, und laß mich trinken, und sie sprechen wird: Trinke, ich will deine Kamele auch tränken: das sei die, die du deinem Diener Isaak beschert hast, und daran werde ich erkennen, daß du Barmherzigkeit an meinem Herrn getan habest.
15 Und ehe er ausgeredet hatte, siehe, da kam heraus Rebekka, Bethuels Tochter, der ein Sohn der Milka war, welche Nahors, Abrahams Bruders, Weib war, und trug einen Krug auf ihrer Achsel.
16 Und sie war eine sehr schöne Dirne von Angesicht, noch eine Jungfrau, und kein Mann hatte sie erkannt. Die stieg hinab zum Brunnen und füllte den Krug und stieg herauf.
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