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Genesis 24:42-45

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.

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