Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 24:15-28

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.

21Meanwhile, the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376watchedמִשְׁתָּאֵ֖הmish.ta.'EhH7583hersilentlyמַחֲרִ֕ישׁma.cha.RishH2790to seeלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whetherאִם־'im-H518or notלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had made his journeyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870a successהַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַha.hitz.Li.achH6743.

22Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961afterכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581had finishedכִּלּ֤וּki.LuH3615drinkingלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354, heהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376took outוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141weighingמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948a bekaבֶּ֖קַעBe.ka'H1235,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781forעַל־'al-H5921her wristsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027weighingמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekels.

23“Whoseמִ֣יmiH4310daughterבַּת־bat-H1323are youאַ֔תְּ'AtH859?”he askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me,is thereהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426roomמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725in your father’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004for usto spend the nightלָלִֽין׃la.LinH3885?”

24She repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595am the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Milcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435boreיָלְדָ֖הyal.DahH3205to Nahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.”

25Then she addedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוva.To.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “We haveגַּם־ עִמָּ֑נוּgam- 'i.Ma.nuH5973 H1571plentyרַ֣בravH7227of strawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401andגַּם־gam-H1571feedמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554,as well asגַּם־gam-H1571a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725for youto spend the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.”

26Then the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376bowed downוַיִּקֹּ֣דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

27sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whoאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withheldעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800His kindnessחַסְדּ֛וֹchas.DoH2617and faithfulnessוַאֲמִתּ֖וֹva.'a.mi.ToH571fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113.As for meאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595,the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has led meנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148on the journeyבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113relativesאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.”

28The girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ha.na.'a.RaH5291ranוַתָּ֙רָץ֙va.Ta.rotzH7323and toldוַתַּגֵּ֖דva.ta.GedH5046her mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004about theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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