now may it be that the girlto whomI say,'Pleaseletdownyour jarso that I may drink,'and who answers,'Drink,and I will wateryour camelsalso--[may] she [be the one] whom You have appointedfor Your servantIsaac;and by this I will knowthat You have shownlovingkindnessto my master."
He said,"O LordGOD,howmay I knowthat I will possessit?"
"Behold,I am standingby the spring,and the daughtersof the menof the cityare comingout to drawwater;
Beforehe had finishedspeaking,behold,Rebekahwhowas bornto Bethuelthe sonof Milcah,the wifeof Abraham'sbrotherNahor,cameout with her jaron her shoulder.
She said,"Drink,my lord";and she quicklyloweredher jarto her hand,and gavehim a drink.
Now when she had finishedgivinghim a drink,she said,"I will drawalsofor your camelsuntilthey have finisheddrinking."
behold,I am standingby the spring,and may it be that the maidenwho comesout to draw,and to whom I say,"Pleaselet me drinka littlewaterfrom your jar";
and she will sayto me, "You drink,and I will drawfor your camelsalso";let her be the womanwhomthe LORDhas appointedfor my master'sson.'
Joabsaidto Amasa,"Is it wellwith you, my brother?"And JoabtookAmasaby the beardwith his righthandto kisshim.
"It shall be, when you hearthe soundof marchingin the topsof the balsamtrees,thenyou shall actpromptly,for thenthe LORDwill have goneout beforeyou to strikethe armyof the Philistines."
Houseand wealthare an inheritancefrom fathers,But a prudentwifeis from the LORD.
"Aska signfor yourself from the LORDyour God;make[it] deepas Sheolorhighas heaven."
alwaysin my prayersmaking request,ifperhapsnowat lastby the willof GodI may succeedin comingto you.
They saidto him, "Inquireof God,please,that we may knowwhether our wayon whichwe are goingwill be prosperous."
So Gideon saidto Him, "IfnowI have foundfavorin Your sight,then showme a signthat it is You who speakwith me.
behold,I will puta fleeceof woolon the threshingfloor.Ifthere is dewon the fleeceonly,and it is dryon allthe ground,then I will knowthat You will deliverIsraelthroughme, as You have spoken."
"Ifhe says,'It is good,'your servant[will be] safe;but ifhe is veryangry,knowthat he has decidedon evil.
