Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 24:29-61

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.

34And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, I amAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

35And Yhwhוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966;and he is become greatוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431:and he hath givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him flocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629,and herdsוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241,and silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701,and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,and menservantsוַעֲבָדִם֙va.'a.va.DimH5650,and maidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198,and camelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581,and donkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.

36And Sarahשָׂרָה֩sa.RahH8283my master’sאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802bareוַתֵּ֡לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵן֙venH1121to my masterלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113whenאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310she was oldזִקְנָתָ֑הּzik.na.TahH2209:and unto him hath he givenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414all that he hath.

37And my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113made me swearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thou shalt not takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802to my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of the daughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,in whose landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776I dwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38Butאִם־'im-H518thou shalt goH3212unto my father’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and to my kindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940,and takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802unto my sonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto my masterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,Peradventure the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802will not followאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310 H3212me.

40And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whom I walkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980,will sendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971his angelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with thee, and prosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743thy wayדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870;and thou shalt takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947a wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for my sonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of my kindredמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖יmi.mish.pach.TiH4940,and of my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004:

41Then shalt thou be clearתִּנָּקֶה֙ti.na.KehH5352from thismy oathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423,when thou comestתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to my kindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940;and if they giveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414not thee one,thou shalt be clearנָקִ֖יna.KiH5355from my oathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

42And I cameוָאָבֹ֥אva.'a.Vo'H935this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the wellהָעָ֑יִןha.'A.yinH5869,and saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,if now thou doיֶשְׁךָ־yesh.kha-H3426prosperמַצְלִ֣יחַmatz.Li.achH6743my wayדַּרְכִּ֔יdar.KiH1870which I goהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980:

43Behold, I standנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by the wellעֵ֣ין'einH5869of waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;and it shall come to pass, that when the virginהָֽעַלְמָה֙ha.'al.MahH5959cometh forthהַיֹּצֵ֣אתhai.yo.TzetH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579water,and I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to her, Give meהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248,I pray thee, a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of thy pitcherמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537to drinkH8248;

44And she sayוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559to me, Both drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354thou, and I will also drawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579for thy camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581: let the same bethe womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whom Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath appointed outהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198for my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

45And before I had doneאֲכַלֶּ֜ה'a.kha.LehH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in mine heartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,behold, Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259came forthיֹצֵאת֙yo.tzeTH3318with her pitcherוְכַדָּ֣הּve.kha.DahH3537on her shoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926;and she went downוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381unto the wellהָעַ֖יְנָהha.'Ay.nahH5869,and drewוַתִּשְׁאָ֑בva.tish.'AvH7579water:and I saidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559unto her, Let me drinkהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248, I pray thee.

46And she made hasteוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and let downוַתּ֤וֹרֶדva.To.redH3381her pitcherכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537from her shoulder,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354,and I will giveאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thy camelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkהִשְׁקָֽתָה׃hish.Ka.tahH8248also: so I drankוָאֵ֕שְׁתְּva.'E.shetH8354,and she madeH8248the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581drinkH8248also.

47And I askedוָאֶשְׁאַ֣לva.'esh.'AlH7592her, and saidוָאֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559,Whose daughterבַּת־bat-H1323artthou? And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Bethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328,Nahor’sנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whom Milcahמִלְכָּ֑הmil.KahH4435bareיָֽלְדָה־yal.dah-H3205unto him: and I putוָאָשִׂ֤םva.'a.SimH7760the ringהַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ha.Ne.zemH5141upon her noseאַפָּ֔הּ'a.PahH639,and the braceletsוְהַצְּמִידִ֖יםve.ha.tze.mi.DimH6781upon her handsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

48And I bowed down my headוָאֶקֹּ֥דva.'e.KodH6915,and worshippedוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הva.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and blessedוָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְva.'a.va.RekhH1288Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,which had led meהִנְחַ֙נִי֙hin.Cha.niH5148in the rightאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870to takeלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251daughterבַּת־bat-H1323unto his sonלִבְנֽוֹ׃liv.NoH1121.

49And now if ye willיֶשְׁכֶ֨םyesh.KhemH3426dealעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213kindlyחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617and trulyוֶֽאֱמֶ֛תve.'e.MetH571with my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me: and if not, tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me; that I may turnוְאֶפְנֶ֥הve.'ef.NehH6437to the right handיָמִ֖יןya.MinH3225,orא֥וֹ'oH176to the leftשְׂמֹֽאל׃se.MolH8040.

50Then Labanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837and Bethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,The thingהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697proceedethיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068:we cannotנוּכַ֛לnu.KhalH3201speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto thee badרַ֥עra'H7451orאוֹ־'ov-H176goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Behold, Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259isbefore theeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,takeקַ֣חkachH3947her,and goH3212,and let her be thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113son’sלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802,as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

52And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085their wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697,he worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068, bowing himselfto the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.

53And the servantהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650brought forthוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֨סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and jewelsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,and raimentוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414themto Rebekahלְרִבְקָ֑הle.riv.KahH7259:he gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414also to her brotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251and to her motherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517precious thingsוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030.

54And they did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.TuH8354,he and the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that werewith him, and tarried all nightוַיָּלִ֑ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885;and they rose upוַיָּק֣וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Send me awayשַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971unto my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.

55And her brotherאָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.haH251and her motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let the damselהַנַּעֲרָ֥ha.na.'a.RaH5291abideתֵּשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427with us a fewdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,at the leastא֣וֹ'oH176tenעָשׂ֑וֹרa.SorH6218;afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310that she shall goH3212.

56And he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hinder meתְּאַחֲר֣וּte.'a.cha.RuH309not, seeing Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath prosperedהִצְלִ֣יחַhitz.Li.achH6743my wayדַּרְכִּ֑יdar.KiH1870;send me awayשַׁלְּח֕וּנִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971that I may goH3212to my masterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.

57And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,We will callנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121the damselלַֽנַּעֲרָ֑la.na.'a.RaH5291,and enquireוְנִשְׁאֲלָ֖הve.nish.'a.LahH7592at her mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

58And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121Rebekahלְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.KahH7259,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto her, Wilt thou goH3212with this manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376?And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will goH3212.

59And they sent awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259their sisterאֲחֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269,and her nurseמֵנִקְתָּ֑הּme.nik.TahH3243,and Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650,and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

60And they blessedוַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto her, Thouאַ֥תְּ'atH859artour sisterאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269,be thouהֲיִ֖יha.YiH1961the motherof thousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505of tens of thousandsרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233,and let thy seedזַרְעֵ֔ךְzar.'EkhH2233possessוְיִירַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of those which hateשֹׂנְאָֽיו׃so.ne.'AvH8130them.

61And Rebekahרִבְקָ֜הriv.KahH7259aroseוַתָּ֨קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and her damselsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֗יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291,and they rodeוַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙va.tir.Kav.nahH7392upon the camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֔יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and followedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376:and the servantהָעֶ֛בֶדha.'E.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259,and went his wayH3212.

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