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Genesis 24:23-33

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.

29And Rebekahוּלְרִבְקָ֥הu.le.riv.KahH7259had a brotherאָ֖ח'achH251,and his nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837:and Labanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323outהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351unto the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,unto the wellהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

30And it came to pass, when he sawכִּרְאֹ֣תkir.'OtH7200the earringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141and braceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781upon his sister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027,and when he heardוּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹu.khe.sha.me.'OH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697of Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spakeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376unto me; that he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935unto the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376;and, behold, he stoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975byH5921the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581at the wellהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

31And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Come inבּ֖וֹאBo'H935,thou blessedבְּר֣וּךְbe.RukhH1288of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;wherefore standestתַעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975thou withoutבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351?for I have preparedפִּנִּ֣יתִיpi.Ni.tiH6437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and roomוּמָק֖וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for the camelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.

32And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004:and he ungirdedוַיְפַתַּ֖חvay.fa.TachH6605his camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and provenderוּמִסְפּוֹא֙u.mis.pO'H4554for the camelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581,and waterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325to washלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and the men’sהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582feetוְרַגְלֵ֥יve.rag.LeiH7272that were with him.

33And there was setוַיּוּשַׂ֤םvayu.semH3455 H7760meatbefore himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to eatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398:but he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I will not eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398,until I have toldדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696mine errandדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Speak onדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.

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