Revised Version 1895

Genesis 24:23-33

23andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Whoseמִ֣יmiH4310daughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou?tellהַגִּ֥ידִיha.Gi.diH5046meH4994, IprayH4994thee. Is thereroomH1004in thyfather’sאָבִ֛יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004forusH4994to lodge in?

24AndsheH834saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, I am thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵ֖לbe.tu.'ElH1328thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMilcahמִלְכָּ֕הmil.KahH4435,whichH834sheH834bare untoNahorלְנָחֽוֹר׃le.na.ChorH5152.

25Sheעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559moreoverגַּם־gam-H1571unto him, We havebothגַּם־gam-H1571strawתֶּ֥בֶןTe.venH8401and provenderenoughגַּם־gam-H1571, androomמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725to lodge in.

26And themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812his head, and worshipped theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

27And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, who hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808forsaken hismercyH3068and histruthוַאֲמִתּ֖וֹva.'a.mi.ToH571towardH1870mymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113: as formeH5973, theLORDH3068hathledנָחַ֣נִיna.Cha.niH5148meH5973in thewayH1870to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of mymaster’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113brethrenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251.

28And the damselranוַתָּ֙רָץ֙va.Ta.rotzH7323, andtoldH5046herH5046mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004according totheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםka.de.va.RimH1697.

29AndRebekahוּלְרִבְקָ֥הu.le.riv.KahH7259had abrotherאָ֖ח'achH251, and hisnameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837: andLabanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323outH413unto themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376, unto the fountain.

30And itcameH935topassH935, when hesawכִּרְאֹ֣תkir.'OtH7200theringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141, and thebraceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781uponH5921hissister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027, and when heheardוּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹu.khe.sha.me.'OH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofRebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spake themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376untomeH413; that hecameH935unto themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, hestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975by thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581at the fountain.

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comeבּ֖וֹאBo'H935in, thoublessedבְּר֣וּךְbe.RukhH1288of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; wherefore standest thou without? for I havepreparedפִּנִּ֣יתִיpi.Ni.tiH6437thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, androomH1004for thecamelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.

32And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameH935intoH935thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, and he ungirded thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581; and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and provender for thecamelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581, andwaterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325towashלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and themen’sH376feetוְרַגְלֵ֥יve.rag.LeiH7272that were with him.

33And there was set meatbeforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him toeatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398: but hesaidH559, I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704I havetoldH559mine errand. And hesaidH559,SpeakH1696on.

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