Rebekah does not offer to water one camel or as many as are convenient. She says she will draw עַד־אִם־כִּלּוּ לִשְׁתֹּת — “until they are finished drinking.” A camel that has traveled a long desert road can drink thirty to forty gallons. Ten camels is three to four hundred gallons drawn by hand from a well. Rebekah volunteers for this without being asked.
The servant watches in silence. The verb וַיִשְׁתַּחֵשׁ (vayishtachesh, v.21) is often translated “wondering” or “gazing intently.” He says nothing. He wants to know whether God has made his journey prosperous before drawing any conclusions. The restraint is itself a form of faithfulness.
When she finishes, he gives her a gold nose ring of half a shekel and two gold bracelets of ten shekels. These are not gifts of courtesy — they are betrothal tokens. The servant recognizes what has happened before he has verified her family. The character evidence is complete.
