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Genesis 24:50-61

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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