New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 24:54-60

54Then he and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.TuH8354and spentH3885the nightוַיָּלִ֑ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885.When they aroseוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971me awayH7971to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

55But her brotherאָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.haH251and her motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let the girlהַנַּעֲרָ֥ha.na.'a.RaH5291stayתֵּשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427with us a fewdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,sayא֣וֹ'oH176tenעָשׂ֑וֹרa.SorH6218;afterwardאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310she may goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.”

56He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Do not delayתְּאַחֲר֣וּte.'a.cha.RuH309me, sincethe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068has prosperedהִצְלִ֣יחַhitz.Li.achH6743my wayדַּרְכִּ֑יdar.KiH1870.Sendשַׁלְּח֕וּנִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971me awayH7971that I may goוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.”

57And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We will callנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121the girlלַֽנַּעֲרָ֑la.na.'a.RaH5291andconsultוְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖הve.nish.'a.LahH7592her wishesפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.”

58Then they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Rebekahלְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.KahH7259and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to her, “Will you goהֲתֵלְכִ֖יha.te.le.KhiH1980with thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376?”And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I will goאֵלֵֽךְ׃'e.LekhH1980.”

59Thus they sentH7971awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971their sisterאֲחֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259andher nurseמֵנִקְתָּ֑הּme.nik.TahH3243with Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650and his menH376.

60They blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to her, “May you, our sisterאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269,Becomeהֲיִ֖יha.YiH1961thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandsH7233, And may yourdescendantsזַרְעֵ֔ךְzar.'EkhH2233possessוְיִירַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423The gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of those who hateשֹׂנְאָֽיו׃so.ne.'AvH8130them.”

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