New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 24:23-33

23and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whoseמִ֣יmiH4310daughterבַּת־bat-H1323are you? Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, is thereהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426roomמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for us to lodgeלָלִֽין׃la.LinH3885in your father’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004?”

24She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “I am the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Milcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she boreיָלְדָ֖הyal.DahH3205to Nahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.”

25Again she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “We have plentyרַ֣בravH7227of bothH1571strawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401and feedמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554,and roomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to lodgeלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885in.”

26Then the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376bowedH6915lowוַיִּקֹּ֣דvai.yi.KodH6915and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

27He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whoאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834has not forsakenעָזַ֥ב'a.ZavH5800His lovingkindnessחַסְדּ֛וֹchas.DoH2617and His truthוַאֲמִתּ֖וֹva.'a.mi.ToH571towardמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH4480 H5973my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113; as for me,the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has guidedנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148me in the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113brothersאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.”

28Thenthe 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'achH251whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837;and Labanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323outsideהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351to the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376at the springH5871.

30When he sawכִּרְאֹ֣תkir.'OtH7200the ringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141and the braceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781on his sister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269wristsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,and when he heardוּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹu.khe.sha.me.'OH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “ThisH3541is whatH3541the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376saidדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to me,” he wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he was standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581at the springH5871.

31And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeבּ֖וֹאBo'H935in,blessedבְּר֣וּךְbe.RukhH1288of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you standתַעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975outsideבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351sinceI have preparedפִּנִּ֣יתִיpi.Ni.tiH6437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and a placeוּמָק֖וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for the camelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581?”

32So the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376enteredוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004. ThenLaban unloadedוַיְפַתַּ֖חvay.fa.TachH6605the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and feedוּמִסְפּוֹא֙u.mis.pO'H4554to the camelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581,and waterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325to washלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and the feetוְרַגְלֵ֥יve.rag.LeiH7272of the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

33But when foodwas setוַיּוּשַׂ֤םvayu.semH7760beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him to eatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398untilעַ֥ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518I have toldדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696my businessדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696on.”

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