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Genesis 24:12-20

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.”

15וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961Beforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962the servantה֗וּאHu'H1931had finishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615prayingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696וְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259came outיֹצֵ֗אתyo.TzetH3318with her jarוְכַדָּ֖הּve.kha.DahH3537onעַל־'al-H5921her shoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.Sheאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wasיֻלְּדָה֙yu.le.DahH3205the daughter of Bethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,the wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152.

16Now the girlוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ve.ha.na.'a.RaH5291was veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966beautifulטֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙to.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758,a virginבְּתוּלָ֕ה לֹ֣אbe.tu.Lah lo'H1330 H3808who had not had relationsיְדָעָ֑הּye.da.'AhH3045with any manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376.She went downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the springהָעַ֔יְנָהha.'Ay.nahH5869,filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390her jarכַדָּ֖הּkha.DahH3537,and came up againוַתָּֽעַל׃va.Ta.'alH5927.

17So the servantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meet herלִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.TahH7122and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994let me haveהַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhag.mi.'I.niH1572a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from your jarמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537.”

18“Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,”she repliedוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,and she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116loweredוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381her jarכַּדָּ֛הּka.DahH3537toעַל־'al-H5921her handsיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027and gave him a drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃va.tash.Ke.huH8248.

19After sheוַתְּכַ֖לva.te.KhalH3615had given him a drinkלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248,she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I will alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571draw waterאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579for your camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581,untilעַ֥ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518they have had enoughכִּלּ֖וּki.LuH3615to drinkלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354.”

20And she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116emptiedוַתְּעַ֤רva.te.'ArH6168her jarכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537intoאֶל־'el-H413the troughהַשֹּׁ֔קֶתha.Sho.ketH8268and ranוַתָּ֥רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323backע֛וֹדodH5750toאֶֽל־'el-H413the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875to draw waterלִשְׁאֹ֑בlish.'OH7579,until she had drawn waterוַתִּשְׁאַ֖בva.tish.'AvH7579for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his camelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

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