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Genesis 24:15-24

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.

21And the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376wonderingמִשְׁתָּאֵ֖הmish.ta.'EhH7583at her held his peaceמַחֲרִ֕ישׁma.cha.RishH2790,to witלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whether Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had madeH6743his journeyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870prosperousH6743orאִם־'im-H518not.

22And it came to pass, as the camelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581had doneכִּלּ֤וּki.LuH3615drinkingלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354,that the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091earringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of half a shekelבֶּ֖קַעBe.ka'H1235weightמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948,and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781for her handsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027of tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsweightמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091;

23And saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whoseמִ֣יmiH4310daughterבַּת־bat-H1323artthouאַ֔תְּ'AtH859?tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046me, I pray thee: is thereהֲיֵ֧שׁha.YeshH3426roomמָק֥וֹםma.KomH4725inthy father’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004for us to lodge inלָלִֽין׃la.LinH3885?

24And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, I amthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Milcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435,which she bareיָלְדָ֖הyal.DahH3205unto Nahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.

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