CLV(i)
2 And saying is Abraham to his servant, the oldest of his household, the ruler over all that is his, "Pray place your hand under my thigh,
3 and adjure you will I by Yahweh, the Elohim of the heavens and the Elohim of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanite near whom I am dwelling,
4 for to my land whence I came, and to my kindred should you go, and take a wife for my son, for Isaac, thence.
5 And saying to him is the servant, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to go after me to this land. Shall I restore, yea restore your son to the land whence you fared forth?
6 And saying to him is Abraham, "Beware you, lest you restore my son thither!"
7 Yahweh, the Elohim of the heavens and the Elohim of the earth, Who took me from my father's household and from the land of my kindred, whence I came, and Who spoke to me, and Who swore to me, saying, `To you and your seed will I give this land,' He will send His messenger before you, and you take a wife for my son, Isaac, thence.
8 And should the woman not be willing to go after you to this land, innocent are you of this my oath, but my son you shall not restore thither.
9 And placing is the servant his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and is swearing to him on account of this matter.
10 And taking is the servant ten camels from the camels of his lord, and is going. And all manner of good things of his lord are in his hand. And rising is he and going to Syria of the streams, to the city of Nahor.
11 And causing is he the camels to kneel outside the city at a well of water at eventide, the time the women fare forth to bail it.
12 And saying is he, "Yahweh, Elohim of my lord Abraham, pray, cause a meeting before me today, and do a kindness to my lord Abraham.
13 Behold! I am stationed at this spring of water, and the daughters of the mortals of the city will fare forth to bail water.
14 And comes it that the maiden to whom I will say, `Pray stretch out your jar and give me a drink,' says to me, `Drink. And moreover, your camels also will I give to drink till they should finish drinking', that her You do find correct for Your servant, for Isaac, and by it will I know that You do a kindness to my lord Abraham.