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Genesis 24:23-33

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.

29Now Rebekahוּלְרִבְקָ֥הu.le.riv.KahH7259had a brotherאָ֖ח'achH251namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837,andלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837herushedוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323outהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351toאֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376atאֶל־'el-H413the springהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

30וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961As soon as he sawכִּרְאֹ֣תkir.'OtH7200אֶת־'et-H853the ringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141,andוְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853the braceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781onעַל־'al-H5921his sister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269wristsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,and heardוּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹu.khe.sha.me.'OH8085אֶת־'et-H853אֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559Rebekah’sרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697, “The manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376saidדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,”he went and foundוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975וְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009byעַל־'al-H5921the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581nearעַל־'al-H5921the springהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

31“Comeבּ֖וֹאBo'H935,you who are blessedבְּר֣וּךְbe.RukhH1288by the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,”said Labanוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100are you standingתַעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975out hereבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351?Iוְאָנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595have preparedפִּנִּ֣יתִיpi.Ni.tiH6437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and a placeוּמָק֖וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for the camelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.”

32So the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,and the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581were unloadedוַיְפַתַּ֖חvay.fa.TachH6605.Strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and feedוּמִסְפּוֹא֙u.mis.pO'H4554were broughtוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414to the camelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581,and waterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325to washלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and the feetוְרַגְלֵ֥יve.rag.LeiH7272of his companionsהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834אִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854.

33Then a meal was setH3455beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440the man,but he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֶאֱכֹ֔ל לֹ֣אle.'e.Khol lo'H3808 H398eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398untilעַ֥ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518I have told youדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696what I came to sayדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697.”So Laban saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Please speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.”

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