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Genesis 24:15-24

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.

21Meanwhile, the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376was takingH7583aH7583closeH7583lookH7583at herinH2790silenceH2790,to findH3045outH3045whether the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had madeH6743his journeyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870successfulהַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַha.hitz.Li.achH6743orאִם־'im-H518not.

22WhenH3512the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581had finishedכִּלּ֤וּki.LuH3615drinkingלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354,the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947agoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141weighingמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948ahalf-shekelבֶּ֖קַעBe.ka'H1235,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781for herwristsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027weighingמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekels in goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,

23and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Whoseמִ֣יmiH4310daughterבַּת־bat-H1323are you? Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, isH3426thereH3426roomמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725for us to stayלָלִֽין׃la.LinH3885overnightH3885at your father’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004?”

24She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “I am the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328,Milcah’sמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she boreיָלְדָ֖הyal.DahH3205to Nahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.”

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