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Genesis 24:10-14

10And the servantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581of the camelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581of his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113,and departedH3212;for all the goodsט֥וּבtuvH2898of his masterאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113werein his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and he aroseוַיָּ֗קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212to MesopotamiaH763,unto the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Nahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11And he madeH1288his camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581to kneel downH1288withoutמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH2351the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892byאֶל־'el-H413a wellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325at the timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256of the eveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153, eventhe timeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256that women go outצֵ֥אתtzetH3318to drawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579water.

12And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,I pray thee, send meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440good speedהַקְרֵה־hak.reh-H7136this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and shewוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֕סֶדChe.sedH2617untoעִ֖ם'imH5973my masterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Behold, I standנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324hereby the wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;and the daughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892come outיֹצְאֹ֖תyo.tze.'OtH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325:

14And let it come to pass, that the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ha.na.'a.RaH5291to whom I shall sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559,Let downהַטִּי־ha.ti-H5186thy pitcherכַדֵּךְ֙kha.deKhH3537,I pray thee, that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354;and she shall sayוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will giveאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thy camelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8248also: let the same be she thatthou hast appointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198for thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327;and thereby shall I knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that thou hast shewedעָשִׂ֥יתָ'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617unto my masterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

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