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Genesis 24:33-53

33Andtherewasset [meat]beforehimtoeatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398;buthesaidH559,Iwillnoteatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398untilIhavemadeknownmybusiness.AndhesaidH559,SpeakH1696on.

34AndhesaidH559,IamAbraham'sservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

35AndJehovahhasblessedH1288mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113greatly,andheisbecomeוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431greatH1431;andhehasgivenH5414himsheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andcattleוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,andsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,andbondmenandbondwomen,andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581andasses.

36AndSarahשָׂרָה֩sa.RahH8283,mymaster'swifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802,boreH3205asonבֵן֙venH1121tomymasterH113aftershehadgrownold;anduntohimhashegivenH5414allthathehas.

37Andmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113madeH7650meswearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofthedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323oftheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,inwhoselandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Iamdwellingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427;

38butthou shaltbyallmeansgotomyfather'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004andtomyfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39AndIsaidH559tomymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,Perhapsאֻלַ֛י'u.LaiH194thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802willnotfollowme?

40AndhesaidH559tome,Jehovah,beforewhomIhavewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397withthee,andprosperH6743thywayH1870,thatthou mayesttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121ofmyfamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖יmi.mish.pach.TiH4940,andoutofmyfather'shouseH1004.

41Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thoubeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961quitofmyoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,whenthou shalthavecomeH935tomyfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940.Andiftheygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414theenot[one], thou shaltbeH1961quitofmyoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

42AndIcameH935thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117tothewell,andsaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,ifnowthou wiltprosperH6743mywayH1870onwhichIgoH1980,

43behold,Istandנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324bythewellofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andletitcometopassthatthedamselwhocomethforthH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579[waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325],andtowhomIshallsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Giveהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248me,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterH4325outofthypitchertodrinkH8248,

44andsheshallsayוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559tome,Bothdrinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354thou,andIwillalsoH1571drawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579forthycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581—thatsheshouldbethewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whomJehovahhathappointedהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198formymaster'ssonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

45BeforeIendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696inmyheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,behold, RebeccacameH3318forthH3318withherpitcheronhershoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926,andwentH3318downוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381tothewell,anddrewH7579[waterH8248];andIsaidH559toher,Giveהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248me,Ipraythee,todrinkH8248.

46Andshehastedandletdownherpitcherfromher[shoulder],andsaidH559,DrinkH8354,andIwillgiveH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571.AndIdrankH8354;andshegavethecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571.

47AndIaskedוָאֶשְׁאַ֣לva.'esh.'AlH7592her,andsaidH559,Whosedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou?AndshesaidH559,Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328, Nahor'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whomMilcahמִלְכָּ֑הmil.KahH4435boreH3205tohim.AndIputוָאָשִׂ֤םva.'a.SimH7760theringהַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ha.Ne.zemH5141onhernoseאַפָּ֔הּ'a.PahH639,andthebraceletsוְהַצְּמִידִ֖יםve.ha.tze.mi.DimH6781onherhandsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

48AndIstooped,andbowedH7812downוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הva.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812beforeJehovah;andIblessedH1288Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whohasledH5148metherightwayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870totakeלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947mymaster's brother'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323forhissonלִבְנֽוֹ׃liv.NoH1121.

49Andnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,ifyewilldealkindlyandtrulywithmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me;andifnot,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me;andIwillturnוְאֶפְנֶ֥הve.'ef.NehH6437totherightיָמִ֖יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft.

50AndLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837andBethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328answeredandsaidH559,ThethingH1697proceedsfromJehovah:wecannotspeakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696totheebadH7451orgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Behold, Rebeccaisbeforethee:takeקַ֣חkachH3947[her],andgoawayH3947;andletherbeוּתְהִ֤יu.te.HiH1961wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802ofthy master'ssonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121,asJehovahhassaidH1696.

52Anditcametopass,whenAbraham'sservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardH8085theirwordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697,thathebowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812totheearthH776beforeJehovah.

53Andtheservantהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650broughtH3318forthH3318silverכֶ֨סֶףKhe.sefH3701articlesH3627,andgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091articlesH3627,andclothingH899,andhegaveH5414[them]toRebecca;andhegaveH5414toherbrotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251,andtohermotherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517,preciousוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030thingsH3627.

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