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Genesis 24:10-14

10Then the servantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235of his master’sאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113camelsH1581and departedוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with all mannerוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of good thingsט֥וּבtuvH2898from his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113in handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.And he set outוַיָּ֗קָם וַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ya.kom vai.Ye.lekhH6965 H1980forאֶל־'el-H413אֶל־'el-H413Nahor’sנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152hometownעִ֥יר'irH5892in Aram-naharaimH763.

11As evening approachedלְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶבle.'Et 'E.revH6153 H6256,he made the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581kneel downוַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְvai.yav.RekhH1288nearאֶל־'el-H413the wellבְּאֵ֣ר הַמָּ֑יִםbe.'Er ha.Ma.yimH875 H4325outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the townלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892at the timeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256when the women went outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318to draw waterהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579.

12“O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,”he prayedוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559, “pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994grant me success todayהַקְרֵה־ לְפָנַ֖י הַיּ֑וֹםhak.reh- le.fa.Nai hai.YomH7136 H6440 H3117,and showוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֕סֶדChe.sedH2617toעִ֖ם'imH5973my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009I amאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595,standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324besideעַל־'al-H5921the springעֵ֣ין הַמָּ֑יִם'ein ha.Ma.yimH5869 H4325,and the daughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323of the townspeopleאַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר'an.Shei ha.'IrH582 H5892are coming outיֹצְאֹ֖תyo.tze.'OtH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

14Now may it happenוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961that the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ha.na.'a.RaH5291toאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let downהַטִּי־ha.ti-H5186your jarכַדֵּךְ֙kha.deKhH3537that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354,’and who respondsוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will waterאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248אֹתָ֤הּ'o.TahH853your camelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581as wellוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571’—let her be the one You have appointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198for Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327. By thisI will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588You have shownעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617toעִם־'im-H5973my masterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

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