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Genesis 24:2-28

2And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֗ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his eldestזְקַ֣ןze.KanH2205servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650of his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,that ruled overהַמֹּשֵׁ֖לha.mo.ShelH4910all that he had, Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760,I pray thee, thy handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027under my thighיְרֵכִֽי׃ye.re.KhiH3409:

3And I will make thee swearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802unto my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of the daughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,amongבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130whom I dwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4But thou shalt goH3212unto my countryאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776,and to my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802unto my sonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5And the servantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Peradventure the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802will not be willingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14to followH3212meאַחֲרַ֖י'a.cha.RaiH310unto this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:must I needs bringהֶֽהָשֵׁ֤בhe.ha.ShevH7725thy sonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againאָשִׁיב֙'a.ShivH7725unto the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from whence thou camestיָצָ֥אתָya.Tza.taH3318?

6And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104thou that thou bringH7725notפֶּן־pen-H6435my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thither againH7725.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which took meלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947from my father’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of my kindredמֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒mo.lad.TiH4138,and which spakeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto me, and that swareנִֽשְׁבַּֽע־nish.ba'-H7650unto me, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Unto thy seedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will I giveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;he shall sendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971his angelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397before theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,and thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802unto my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from thence.

8And if the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802will not be willingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14to followH3212theeאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,then thou shalt be clearוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from this my oathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621:only bringH7725not my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thither againH7725.

9And the servantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760his handיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027under the thighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85his masterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,and swareוַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to him concerningעַל־'al-H5921thatהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

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.

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.

25She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559moreover unto him, We have bothH1571strawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401and provenderמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554enoughרַ֣בravH7227,andH1571roomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to lodge inלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.

26And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376bowed down his headוַיִּקֹּ֣דvai.yi.KodH6915,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

27And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,who hath not left destituteעָזַ֥ב מֵעִ֣ם'a.Zav me.'ImH5973 H5800my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113of his mercyחַסְדּ֛וֹchas.DoH2617and his truthוַאֲמִתּ֖וֹva.'a.mi.ToH571: I beingin the wayבַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ba.De.rekhH1870,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068led meנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113brethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.

28And the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ha.na.'a.RaH5291ranוַתָּ֙רָץ֙va.Ta.rotzH7323,and toldוַתַּגֵּ֖דva.ta.GedH5046them ofher mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004these thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

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