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Genesis 24:54-60

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.

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