New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 24:12-20

12And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994grantH7136me successH7136todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and showוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֕סֶדChe.sedH2617to my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I am standingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by thespringH5871,and the daughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323of the menH376of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892are comingH3318outH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterH4325;

14now may it be that the youngהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ha.na.'a.RaH5291womanH5291to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994letH5186downH5186your jarכַדֵּךְ֙kha.deKhH3537so that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354,’ andwho answersוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559, ‘Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will waterאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248your camelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571’--may she be the onewhom You have appointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198for Your servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327;and by this I will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that You have shownעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617to my masterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.”

15And it came about,beforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962he had finishedכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696,that beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was bornיֻלְּדָה֙yu.le.DahH3205to Bethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,the wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,cameH3318outH3318with her jarוְכַדָּ֖הּve.kha.DahH3537on her shoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.

16The youngוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ve.ha.na.'a.RaH5291womanH5291wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966beautifulטֹבַ֤תto.VatH2896,a virginבְּתוּלָ֕הbe.tu.LahH1330;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376hadhadH3045relationsH3045with her. She wentH3381downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the springH5871,filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390her jarכַדָּ֖הּkha.DahH3537,and cameH5927upH5927.

17Then the servantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meetלִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.TahH7122her, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994let me drinkהַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhag.mi.'I.niH1572a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from your jarמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537.”

18Andshe saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113”;then she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116loweredוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381her jarכַּדָּ֛הּka.DahH3537to her handיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027,and gaveH8248him aH8248drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃va.tash.Ke.huH8248.

19Now when she had finishedוַתְּכַ֖לva.te.KhalH3615givingלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248him aH8248drinkH8248,she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I will alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571drawאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579waterfor your camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581untilעַ֥ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518they have finishedכִּלּ֖וּki.LuH3615drinkingלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354.”

20So she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116emptiedוַתְּעַ֤רva.te.'ArH6168her jarכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537into the troughהַשֹּׁ֔קֶתha.Sho.ketH8268,and ranוַתָּ֥רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323backע֛וֹדodH5750to the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875to drawלִשְׁאֹ֑בlish.'OH7579,and she drewוַתִּשְׁאַ֖בva.tish.'AvH7579for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his camelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

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