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Genesis 24:12-20

12AndhesaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, sendme,Ipraythee, good speedthisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,andshowkindnessuntomymasterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Behold,Iamstandingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324bythefountainofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;andthedaughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323ofthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892arecomingH3318outtodrawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325:

14andletitcometopass,thatthedamseltowhomIshallsayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559,Letdownthypitcher,Ipraythee,thatImaydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354;andsheshallsayוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,andIwillgiveאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:letthesamebeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961shethatthou hastappointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198forthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327;andtherebyshallIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045thatthou hast showedkindnessuntomymasterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

15Anditcametopass,beforehehaddonespeakingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696,that,behold,Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259cameout,whowasH1961bornH3205toBethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,thewifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,Abraham’sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,withherpitcheruponhershoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.

16AndthedamselwasveryH3966fairtolookupon,avirginבְּתוּלָ֕הbe.tu.LahH1330,neitherhadanymanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knownH3045her:andshewentH5927downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381tothefountain,andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390herpitcher,andcameH5927up.

17Andtheservantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranH7323tomeether,andsaidH559,Givemetodrink,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fromthypitcher.

18AndshesaidH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354,mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113:andshehasted,andletdownherpitcheruponherhandיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027,andgavehimdrinkH8354.

19Andwhenshehaddonegivingלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248himdrinkלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354,shesaidH559,Iwilldrawאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579forthycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571,untiltheyhavedonedrinkingH8354.

20Andshe hasted,andemptiedherpitcherintothetrough,andranH7323againע֛וֹדodH5750untothewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875todrawH7579,anddrewH7579forallhiscamelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

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