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Genesis 24:12-20

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.

15And it came to pass, before he had doneכִּלָּ֣הki.LahH3615speakingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696,that, behold, Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259came outיֹצֵ֗אתyo.TzetH3318,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was bornיֻלְּדָה֙yu.le.DahH3205to Bethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Milcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435,the wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,with her pitcherוְכַדָּ֖הּve.kha.DahH3537upon her shoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.

16And the damselוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ve.ha.na.'a.RaH5291wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966fairטֹבַ֤תto.VatH2896to look uponמַרְאֶה֙mar.'EhH4758,a virginבְּתוּלָ֕הbe.tu.LahH1330,neither had any manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knownיְדָעָ֑הּye.da.'AhH3045her: and she went downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the wellהָעַ֔יְנָהha.'Ay.nahH5869,and filledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390her pitcherכַדָּ֖הּkha.DahH3537,and came upוַתָּֽעַל׃va.Ta.'alH5927.

17And the servantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meet herH7125,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me, I pray thee, drinkהַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhag.mi.'I.niH1572a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of thy pitcherמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537.

18And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113:and she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and let downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381her pitcherכַּדָּ֛הּka.DahH3537upon her handיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027,and gave him drinkוַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃va.tash.Ke.huH8248.

19And when she had doneוַתְּכַ֖לva.te.KhalH3615giving him drinkלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248,she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will drawאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579waterfor thy camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581also, until they have doneכִּלּ֖וּki.LuH3615drinkingלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354.

20And she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and emptiedוַתְּעַ֤רva.te.'ArH6168her pitcherכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537into the troughהַשֹּׁ֔קֶתha.Sho.ketH8268,and ranוַתָּ֥רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323again unto the wellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875to drawלִשְׁאֹ֑בlish.'OH7579water,and drewוַתִּשְׁאַ֖בva.tish.'AvH7579for all his camelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

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