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15 Before the servant had finished ·praying [L speaking], Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, came out of the city. (Bethuel was the son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham’s brother [11:27–30].) Rebekah was carrying her water jar on her shoulder. 16 She was ·very pretty [extremely beautiful], a virgin; she had never ·had sexual relations with [L known] a man. She went down to the spring and filled her jar, then came back up. 17 The servant ran to her and said, “Please give me a little ·water [sip] from your jar.”

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15 Before he had finished praying,(A) Rebekah(B) came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel(C) son of Milkah,(D) who was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.(E) 16 The woman was very beautiful,(F) a virgin;(G) no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.

17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”(H)

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