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Genesis 24:50-61

50Labanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837and Bethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּu.ve.tu.'El vai.Yo.me.RuH1328 H559answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “This is fromיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318the LORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068;we have no choiceלֹ֥א נוּכַ֛ל דַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ רַ֥ע אוֹ־ טֽוֹב׃lo' nu.Khal da.Ber 'e.Lei.kha ra' 'ov- TovH3808 H3201 H1696 H413 H7451 H176 H2896in the matterהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697.

51Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259is hereהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009before youלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.Take herקַ֣חkachH3947and goוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980,and let her becomeוּתְהִ֤יu.te.HiH1961the wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802of your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has decreedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.”

52וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85אֶת־'et-H853servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085their wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697,he bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

53Then heהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650brought outוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֨סֶף וּכְלֵ֤יKhe.sef u.khe.LeiH3701 H3627and goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,and articles of clothingוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and he gave themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֑הle.riv.KahH7259.He also gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414precious giftsוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030to her brotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251and her motherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517.

54Then heה֛וּאhu'H1931and the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.TuH8354and spent the night thereוַיָּלִ֑ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885.When they got upוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965the next morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Send me on my wayשַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

55But her brotherאָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.haH251and motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the girlהַנַּעֲרָ֥ha.na.'a.RaH5291remainתֵּשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427with usאִתָּ֛נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854tenעָשׂ֑וֹרa.SorH6218daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117or soא֣וֹ'oH176.After thatאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310,she may goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.”

56But he repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙vai.Yo.mer 'a.le.HemH559 H413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408delay meתְּאַחֲר֣וּte.'a.cha.RuH309אֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853,since the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has made my journeyדַּרְכִּ֑יdar.KiH1870a successהִצְלִ֣יחַhitz.Li.achH6743.Send me on my wayשַׁלְּח֕וּנִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971so that I may goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

57So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will callנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָ֑la.na.'a.RaH5291and askוְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖הve.nish.'a.LahH7592אֶת־'et-H853her opinionפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.”

58They calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Rebekahלְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.KahH7259and askedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “Will you goהֲתֵלְכִ֖יha.te.le.KhiH1980withעִם־'im-H5973thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376?” “I will goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980,”she repliedוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559.

59So they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853their sisterאֲחֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Rebekah on her wayרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259,along with her nurseמֵנִקְתָּ֑הּme.nik.TahH3243וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

60And they blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “Our sisterאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269,may youאַ֥תְּ'atH859become the motherהֲיִ֖יha.YiH1961of thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505upon thousandsרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233.May your offspringזַרְעֵ֔ךְzar.'EkhH2233אֵ֖ת'etH853possessוְיִירַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gatesשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of their enemiesשֹׂנְאָֽיו׃so.ne.'AvH8130.”

61Then Rebekahרִבְקָ֜הriv.KahH7259and her servant girlsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291got readyוַתָּ֨קָםva.Ta.komH6965,mountedוַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙ עַל־va.tir.Kav.nah 'al-H7392 H5921the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֔יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and followedוַתֵּלַ֖כְנָה אַחֲרֵ֣יva.te.Lakh.nah 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.So the servantהָעֶ֛בֶדha.'E.vedH5650אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259and leftוַיֵּלַֽךְ׃vai.ye.LakhH1980.

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