^24:62Now¹⁰² Isaac came from¹⁰³ Beer Lahai Roi,¹⁰⁴ for¹⁰⁵ he was living in the Negev.¹⁰⁶^24:63He¹⁰⁷ went out to relax¹⁰⁸ in the field in the early evening.¹⁰⁹ Then he looked up¹¹⁰ and saw that¹¹¹ there were camels approaching. ^24:64Rebekah looked up¹¹² and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel ^24:65and asked¹¹³ Abraham’s servant,¹¹⁴ “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied.¹¹⁵ So she took her veil and covered herself.

^24:66The servant told Isaac everything that had happened. ^24:67Then Isaac brought Rebekah¹¹⁶ into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took her¹¹⁷ as his wife and loved her.¹¹⁸ So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.¹¹⁹

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Footnotes

100 Heb “And she arose, Rebekah and her female servants, and they rode upon camels and went after.”
101 Heb “the servant”; the word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
102 The disjunctive clause switches the audience’s attention to Isaac and signals a new episode in the story.
103 Heb “from the way of.”
104 The Hebrew name Beer Lahai Roi (בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי, bé’er lakhay ro’i) means “The well of the Living One who sees me.” See Gen 16:14.
105 This disjunctive clause is explanatory.
106 Or “the South [country].” Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.
107 Heb “Isaac”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
108 The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain (cf. , “to meditate”; “to walk”).
109 Heb “at the turning of the evening.”
110 Heb “And he lifted up his eyes.” This idiom emphasizes the careful look Isaac had at the approaching caravan.
111 Heb “and look.” The clause introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the audience to view the scene through Isaac’s eyes.
112 Heb “lifted up her eyes.”
113 Heb “and she said to.”
114 Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
115 Heb “and the servant said.” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.
116 Heb “her”; the referent has been specified here in the translation for clarity.
117 Heb “Rebekah”; here the proper name was replaced by the pronoun (“her”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
118 Heb “and he took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her.”
119 Heb “after his mother.” This must refer to Sarah’s death.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Rebekah and her young women arose and rode on the camels and followed the man. Thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.

Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, there were camels coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel and said to the servant, “Who is that man, walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Now Isaac had come from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching. Rebekah also looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”

“He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.

Then the servant told Isaac all he had done. Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Rebekah and her female servants got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.

Now Isaac was returning from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev region. In the early evening Isaac went out to walk in the field, and looking up he saw camels coming. Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she got down from her camel and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?”

The servant answered, “It is my master.” So she took her veil and covered herself. Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.

And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Rebekah and her servant girls mounted the camels and followed the man. So Abraham’s servant took Rebekah and went on his way.

Meanwhile, Isaac, whose home was in the Negev, had returned from Beer-lahai-roi. One evening as he was walking and meditating in the fields, he looked up and saw the camels coming. When Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac, she quickly dismounted from her camel. “Who is that man walking through the fields to meet us?” she asked the servant.

And he replied, “It is my master.” So Rebekah covered her face with her veil. Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.

And Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent, and she became his wife. He loved her deeply, and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Rebekah and her maidservants arose, and they mounted the camels and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah and left.

Now Isaac was coming from the direction of Beer-Lahai-Roi. And he was living in the land of the Negev. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field early in the evening, and he lifted up his eyes and saw—behold, camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac. And she got down from the camel. And she said to the servant, “Who is this man walking around in the field to meet us?” And the servant said, “That is my master.” And she took her veil and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. And Isaac brought her to the tent of Sarah his mother. And he took Rebekah, and she became his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after the death of his mother.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.

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