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Genesis 24:33-53

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:

38butthou shalt go untomyfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,andtomykindred,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39AndIsaidH559untomymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, Peradventurethewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802willnotfollowme.

40AndhesaidH559untome,Jehovah,beforewhomIwalkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397withthee,andprosperH6743thywayH1870;andthou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofmykindred,andofmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseH1004:

41thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoubeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961clearfrommyoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,whenthou comesttomykindred;andiftheygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414hernottothee, thou shaltbeH1961clearfrommyoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

42AndIcameH935thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117untothefountain,andsaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,ifnowthoudoprosperH6743mywayH1870whichIgoH1980:

43behold,Iamstandingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324bythefountainofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;andletitcometopass,thatthemaidenthatcomethforthH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579,towhomIshallsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Giveהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248me,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325fromthypitchertodrinkH8248;

44andsheshallsayוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559tome,Bothdrinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354thou,andIwillalsoH1571drawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579forthycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581: letthesamebethewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whomJehovahhathappointedהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198formymaster’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

45AndbeforeIhaddonespeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696inmyheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,behold,Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259cameH3318forthH3318withherpitcheronhershoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926;andshewentH3318downוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381untothefountain,anddrewH7579:andIsaidH559untoher,Letmedrinkהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248,Ipraythee.

46AndshemadeH4116hasteH4116,andletdownherpitcherfromhershoulder,andsaidH559,DrinkH8354,andIwillgiveH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571:soIdrankH8354,andshemadeH4116thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571.

47AndIaskedוָאֶשְׁאַ֣לva.'esh.'AlH7592her,andsaidH559,Whosedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou?AndshesaidH559,Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328,Nahor’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whomMilcahמִלְכָּ֑הmil.KahH4435bare untohim:andIputוָאָשִׂ֤םva.'a.SimH7760theringהַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ha.Ne.zemH5141uponhernoseאַפָּ֔הּ'a.PahH639,andthebraceletsוְהַצְּמִידִ֖יםve.ha.tze.mi.DimH6781uponherhandsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

48AndIbowedוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הva.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812myhead,andworshippedJehovah,andblessedH1288Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whohadledH5148meintherightwayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870totakeלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251daughterבַּת־bat-H1323forhissonלִבְנֽוֹ׃liv.NoH1121.

49Andnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258ifyewilldealkindlyandtrulywithmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me:andifnot,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me;thatImayturnוְאֶפְנֶ֥הve.'ef.NehH6437totherightיָמִ֖יןya.MinH3225handH3225,ortotheleft.

50ThenLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837andBethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328answeredandsaidH559,ThethingH1697proceedethfromJehovah:wecannotspeakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto theebadH7451orgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Behold,Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259isbeforethee,takeקַ֣חkachH3947her,andgo,andletherbeוּתְהִ֤יu.te.HiH1961thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113son’sלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802,asJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

52Anditcametopass,that,whenAbraham’sservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardH8085theirwordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697,hebowedH7812himselfdownוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812totheearthH776untoJehovah.

53Andtheservantהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650broughtH3318forthH3318jewelsofsilverכֶ֨סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andjewelsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,andraiment,andgaveH5414themtoRebekahלְרִבְקָ֑הle.riv.KahH7259:hegaveH5414alsotoherbrotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251andtohermotherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517preciousוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030thingsH3627.

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