New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 24:42-45

42“SoI cameוָאָבֹ֥אva.'a.Vo'H935todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117to the springH5871,and saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָּא֙na'H4994You will make my journeyדַּרְכִּ֔יdar.KiH1870on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I goהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980successfulמַצְלִ֣יחַmatz.Li.achH6743;

43beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I am standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by thespringH5871,and may it be that the maidenהָֽעַלְמָה֙ha.'al.MahH5959who comesהַיֹּצֵ֣אתhai.yo.TzetH3318out to drawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579,and to whom I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let me drinkהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterH4325from your jarמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537”;

44and she will sayוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559to me, “You drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will drawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579for your camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581alsoH1571”;let her be the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has appointedהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198for my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.’

45“Beforeטֶ֨רֶםTe.remH2962I had finishedאֲכַלֶּ֜ה'a.kha.LehH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in my heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259cameיֹצֵאת֙yo.tzeTH3318out with her jarוְכַדָּ֣הּve.kha.DahH3537on her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926,and wentH3381downוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the springH5871and drewוַתִּשְׁאָ֑בva.tish.'AvH7579, andI saidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to her, ‘Pleaseנָֽא׃Na'H4994let me drinkהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248.’

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