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And I asked my master, "What if she will not come with me?'
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He answered, "The Lord, whom I have always obeyed, will send his angel with you and give you success. You will get for my son a wife from my own people, from my father's family.
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There is only one way for you to be free from your vow: if you go to my relatives and they refuse you, then you will be free.'
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"When I came to the well today, I prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.
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Here I am at the well. When a young woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of water from her jar.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.