Revised Version 1895

Genesis 24:12-20

12And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֓ר׀vai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, sendmeH4994, IprayH4994thee, good speed thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, and shewkindnessחֶ֕סֶדChe.sedH2617unto mymasterאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, Istandנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by the fountain ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325; and thedaughtersוּבְנוֹת֙u.ve.noTH1323of themenH376of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892comeH3318outH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֥בlish.'OH7579waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325:

14andletH4994itcomeH1961topassH1961, that the damsel towhomH834I shallsayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559,LetH4994downהַטִּי־ha.ti-H5186thypitcherכַדֵּךְ֙kha.deKhH3537, IprayH4994thee, that I maydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔הve.'esh.TehH8354; andsheH834shallsayוְאָמְרָ֣הve.'a.me.RahH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354, and I willgiveאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354also:letH4994thesameאֹתָ֤הּ'o.TahH853besheH834that thou hastappointedהֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ho.Khach.taH3198for thyservantלְעַבְדְּךָ֣le.'av.de.KhaH5650Isaacלְיִצְחָ֔קle.yitz.ChakH3327; and thereby shall Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that thou hast shewedkindnessחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2617unto mymasterאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

15And itcameH1961topassH1961,beforeטֶרֶם֮te.RemH2962he haddoneH1961speakingלְדַבֵּר֒le.da.BerH1696, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֣הriv.KahH7259cameH1961outיֹצֵ֗אתyo.TzetH3318, who wasbornיֻלְּדָה֙yu.le.DahH3205toBethuelלִבְתוּאֵ֣לliv.tu.'ElH1328thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֔הmil.KahH4435, thewifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNahorנָח֖וֹרna.ChorH5152,Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251, withherH5921pitcherוְכַדָּ֖הּve.kha.DahH3537uponH5921herH5921shoulderשִׁכְמָֽהּ׃shikh.MahH7926.

16And the damsel wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966fair tolookהָעַ֔יְנָהha.'Ay.nahH5869uponH3381, avirginבְּתוּלָ֕הbe.tu.LahH1330,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hadanyH376manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knownיְדָעָ֑הּye.da.'AhH3045herH4390: andsheטֹבַ֤תto.VatH2896wentH5927downוַתֵּ֣רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the fountain, andfilledוַתְּמַלֵּ֥אva.te.ma.Le'H4390herH4390pitcherכַדָּ֖הּkha.DahH3537, andcameH5927upH5927.

17And theservantהָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedH5650ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125herH559, andsaidH559,GiveH4994meH4994todrinkהַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhag.mi.'I.niH1572, IprayH4994thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of thypitcherמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537.

18AndsheH8248saidH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֣הshe.TehH8354, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113: andsheH8248hasted, andletH3381downH3381herH5921pitcherכַּדָּ֛הּka.DahH3537uponH5921herH5921handיָדָ֖הּya.DahH3027, andgaveH559himdrinkH8354.

19And whensheH518had donegivingלְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.ToH8248himdrinkלִשְׁתֹּֽת׃lish.TotH8354,sheH518saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I willdrawאֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvH7579for thycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khaH1581also,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704they have donedrinkingH8354.

20And she hasted, andemptiedוַתְּעַ֤רva.te.'ArH6168herH3605pitcherכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537intoH413thetroughהַשֹּׁ֔קֶתha.Sho.ketH8268, andranוַתָּ֥רָץva.Ta.rotzH7323againע֛וֹדodH5750unto thewellהַבְּאֵ֖רha.be.'ErH875todrawלִשְׁאֹ֑בlish.'OH7579, anddrewוַתִּשְׁאַ֖בva.tish.'AvH7579forallH3605hiscamelsגְּמַלָּֽיו׃ge.ma.LavH1581.

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