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Genesis 24:3-37

3andIwillmaketheeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650byJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,thatthou wiltnottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaanitesH3669,amongwhomIdwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4butthou shalt go untomycountry,andtomykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5Andtheservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidH559untohim, Peradventurethewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotbewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowmeuntothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustIneedsbringH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againuntothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromwhence thou camest?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untohim,BewarethouthatthoubringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

7Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whotookH3947mefrommyfather’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseH1004,andfromthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofmynativity,andwhospake untome,andwhosware untome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;hewillsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforethee,andthou shalttakeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121fromthence.

8Andifthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotwillingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowthee,thenthou shaltbeclearfromthismyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thou shaltnotbringH7725mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

9Andtheservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underthethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andswaretohimconcerningthismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

10Andtheservantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581,ofthecamelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581ofhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,anddeparted,havingallgoodlythingsofhismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:andhearoseH6965,andwenttoMesopotamia, untothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11Andhemadethecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581tokneeldownwithoutthecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892bythewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325atthetimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256ofeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,thetimeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256thatwomengoH3318outtodrawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579waterH4325.

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.

21Andthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376looked stedfastlyonher, holdinghispeace,toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whetherJehovahhadmadeH3045hisjourneyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870prosperousornot.

22Anditcametopass,asthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581haddonedrinkingלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354,thatthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookH3947agoldenringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141ofhalfashekelweightמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948,andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781forherhandsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027oftenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsweightמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948ofgoldH2091,

23andsaidH559,Whosedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou?tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me,Ipraythee.Isthereroominthyfather’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004forustolodgein?

24AndshesaidH559untohim,Iamthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435,whomshebare untoNahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.

25ShesaidH559moreoveruntohim, Wehavebothstrawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401andprovenderenough,androomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725tolodgein.

26Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812hishead,andworshippedJehovah.

27AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whohathnotforsakenhislovingkindnessandhistruthH571towardmymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113:asforme,JehovahhathledH5148meinthewayH1870tothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofmymaster’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113brethren.

28AndthedamselranH7323,andtoldH5046hermother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseH1004accordingtothesewordsH1697.

29AndRebekahוּלְרִבְקָ֥הu.le.riv.KahH7259hadabrotherאָ֖ח'achH251,andhisnameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837:andLabanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranH7323outuntothemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376, untothefountain.

30AnditcameH935topass,whenhesawH7200theringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141,andthebraceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781uponhissister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,andwhenheheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofRebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spakethemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376untome;thathecameH935untothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376;and,behold,hewasH1961standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975bythecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581atthefountain.

31AndhesaidH559,Comeבּ֖וֹאBo'H935in, thoublessedH1288ofJehovah; wherefore standest thou without?forIhavepreparedthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,androomforthecamelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.

32Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameH935intothehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,andheungirdedthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581;andhegaveH5414strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andprovenderforthecamelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581,andwaterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325towashלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364hisfeetH7272andthefeetH7272ofthemenH376thatwerewithhim.

33Andtherewassetfoodbeforehimtoeatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398:buthesaidH559,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398,untilIhavetoldmine errand.AndhesaidH559,SpeakH1696on.

34AndhesaidH559,IamAbraham’sservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

35AndJehovahhathblessedH1288mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113greatly;andheisbecomeוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431greatH1431:andhehathgivenH5414himflocksH6629andherdsH1241,andsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,andmen-servantsandmaid-servants,andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581andasses.

36AndSarahשָׂרָה֩sa.RahH8283mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802bareasonבֵן֙venH1121tomymasterלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113whenH834shewasold:anduntohimhathhegivenH5414allthathehath.

37Andmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113madeH7650meswearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaanitesH3669,inwhoselandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Idwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

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