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Genesis 24:4-48

4butthou shalt gotomylandאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776andtomykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138,andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5Andtheservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidH559tohim,Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotbewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowmetothislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustI,then,bringH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againinanycasetothelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776fromwhichthou hastremoved?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559tohim,BewarethatthoubringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

7JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whotookH3947meoutofmyfather'shouseH1004,andoutofthelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofmynativity,andwhohasspokenH1696tome,andwhohasswornH7650tome,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233willIgiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776—hewillsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforethee,thatthou mayesttakeH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802formysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121thence.

8Andifthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotwillingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowthee,thenthou shaltbequitofthismyoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621:onlyרַ֣קrakH7535,bringH7725notmysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragain.

9Andtheservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underthethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andsworeוַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650untohimconcerningthatmatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

10Andtheservantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581ofthecamelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581ofhismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,anddeparted;nowallthetreasureofhismasterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113wasunderhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andhearoseH6965andwenttoAram-naharaim,tothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11Andhemadethecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581kneeldownoutsidethecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892byawellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,atthetimeH6256oftheeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153,whenthewomencameH3318outtodrawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579[waterH4325].

12AndhesaidH559,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,meetme,Ipraythee, [withthy blessing]thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,anddealkindlywithmymasterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Behold,Istandנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324[hereהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009]bythewellofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andthedaughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323ofthemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892comeH3318outtodrawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

14Andletitcometopass, [that]themaidentowhomIshallsayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559,Letdownthypitcher,Ipraythee,thatImaydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354,andwhowillsayוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,andIwillgiveאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961shewhomthou hastappointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198forthyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327;andherebyIshallknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045thatthou hast dealt kindlywithmymasterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

15AnditcametopassbeforehehadendedH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696,thatbehold, Rebeccacameout,whowasH1961bornH3205toBethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435thewifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152, Abraham'sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251;and[shehad]herpitcheruponhershoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.

16AndthemaidenwasveryH3966fairincountenance;avirginבְּתוּלָ֕הbe.tu.LahH1330,andnomanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376hadknownH3045her.AndshewentH5927downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381tothewell,andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390herpitcher,andcameH5927up.

17Andtheservantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranH7323tomeether,andsaidH559,Letme,Ipraythee,sipalittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325outofthypitcher.

18AndshesaidH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354,mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113!Andshehastedandletdownherpitcheronherhandיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027,andgavehimtodrinkH8354.

19Andwhenshehadgivenלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248himenoughtodrinkלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354,shesaidH559,Iwilldrawאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579[waterH8248]forthycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571,untiltheyhavedrunkH8354enough.

20Andshe hastedandemptiedherpitcherintothetrough,andranH7323againע֛וֹדodH5750tothewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875todrawלִשְׁאֹ֑בlish.'OH7579[waterוַתִּשְׁאַ֖בva.tish.'AvH7579];andshedrewH7579forallhiscamelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

21Andthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376wasastonishedather, remainingsilentמַחֲרִ֕ישׁma.cha.RishH2790,toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whetherJehovahhadmadeH3045hisjourneyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870prosperousornot.

22Anditcametopasswhenthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581haddrunkH8354enough,thatthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookH3947agoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141,ofhalfashekelweightמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948,andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781forherhandsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027,tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235[shekels]weightמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,

23andsaidH559,Whosedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou?tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me,Ipraythee.Isthereroom[in] thy father'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004forustolodge?

24AndshesaidH559tohim,Iamthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435,whomsheboreH3205toNahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.

25AndshesaidH559tohim, Thereisstrawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401,andalsoH1571muchרַ֣בravH7227provenderwithus;alsoH1571roomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725tolodge.

26Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376stooped,andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812beforeJehovah,

27andsaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofmymasterH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whohasnotwithdrawnhisloving-kindnessandhisfaithfulnessוַאֲמִתּ֖וֹva.'a.mi.ToH571frommymasterH113;IbeinginthewayH1870,JehovahhasledH5148metothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofmymaster'sbrethren.

28AndthemaidenranH7323andtoldH5046thesethingsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697tohermother'shouseH1004.

29AndRebeccahadabrotherאָ֖ח'achH251,namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Labanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837;andLabanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranH7323outtothemanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,tothewell.

30AnditcameH935topasswhenhesawH7200theringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141andthebraceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781onhissister'shandיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,andwhenheheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofRebeccahissisterH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spokeH1696themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376tome—thathecameH935tothemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376,andbehold,hewasH1961standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975bythecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,bythewell.

31AndhesaidH559,Comeבּ֖וֹאBo'H935in,blessedH1288ofJehovah!whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100standest thououtside?forIhavepreparedthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,androomforthecamelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.

32Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameH935intothehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;andheungirdedthecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,andgaveH5414thecamelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andprovender,andwaterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325towashלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364hisfeetH7272,andthefeetH7272ofthemenH376whowerewithhim.

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.

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