Revised Version 1895

Genesis 24:27-49

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.

34And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, I amAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

35And theLORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966; and he isbecomeוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431greatH1431: and he hathgivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himflocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241, andsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091, and menservants andmaidservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198, andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581and asses.

36AndSarahשָׂרָה֩sa.RahH8283mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802bare asonבֵן֙venH1121to mymasterלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113whensheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasoldH1121: and unto him hath hegivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414allכָּל־kol-H3605that he hath.

37And mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113madeH7650meH3947swearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834landבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Idwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38but thou shalt go unto myfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and to my kindred, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559unto mymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, Peradventure thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808followאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH310meאֶל־'el-H413.

40And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iwalkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980, willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with thee, andprosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743thywayדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870; and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of my kindred, and of myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004:

41then shalt thou beclearH5352from myoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423, when thou comest to my kindred; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414herאֶל־'el-H413notלֹ֤אlo'H3808to thee, thou shalt beclearH5352from myoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

42And Icameוָאָבֹ֥אva.'a.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the fountain, andsaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,ifH518nowנָּא֙na'H4994thoudoH518prosperמַצְלִ֣יחַmatz.Li.achH6743mywayדַּרְכִּ֔יdar.KiH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Igoהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980:

43beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, Istandנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by the fountain ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325; andletH4994itcomeH1961topassH1961, that themaidenהָֽעַלְמָה֙ha.'al.MahH5959whichH4325comethforthהַיֹּצֵ֣אתhai.yo.TzetH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579, to whom I shallsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Giveהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248meאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, IprayH4994thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of thypitcherמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537todrinkH8248;

44andsheH1931shallsayוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559tomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,BothH1571drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354thou, and I will alsodrawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579for thycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581: let thesameH1931be thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathappointedהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198for mymaster’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

45Andbeforeטֶ֨רֶםTe.remH2962I had donespeakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in mineheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259cameH3318forthH3318withherH413pitcherוְכַדָּ֣הּve.kha.DahH3537onherH413shoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926; andsheH3820wentH3318downוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381unto the fountain, anddrewוַתִּשְׁאָ֑בva.tish.'AvH7579: and Isaidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559untoherH413,LetH4994meH413drinkהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248, IprayH4994thee.

46AndsheH8248madeH4116hasteH4116, andletH3381downH3381herH5921pitcherכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537fromherH5921shoulder, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,DrinkH8354, and I willgiveH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581drinkH8354also:soH1571IdrankH8354, andsheH8248madeH4116thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581drinkH8354also.

47And Iaskedוָאֶשְׁאַ֣לva.'esh.'AlH7592herH5921, andsaidוָאֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559,WhoseH834daughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou? AndsheH834saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328,Nahor’sנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,whomH834Milcahמִלְכָּ֑הmil.KahH4435bare unto him: and Iputוָאָשִׂ֤םva.'a.SimH7760theringהַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ha.Ne.zemH5141uponH5921herH5921noseאַפָּ֔הּ'a.PahH639, and thebraceletsוְהַצְּמִידִ֖יםve.ha.tze.mi.DimH6781uponH5921herH5921handsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

48And Ibowedוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הva.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812my head, and worshipped theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, andblessedוָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְva.'a.va.RekhH1288theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hadledהִנְחַ֙נִי֙hin.Cha.niH5148meH3947in therightאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870totakeלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251daughterבַּת־bat-H1323for hissonלִבְנֽוֹ׃liv.NoH1121.

49Andnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258ifאִם־'im-H518ye willdealעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213kindly andtrulyוֶֽאֱמֶ֛תve.'e.MetH571with mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046meH5046: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notלֹ֕אlo'H3808,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046meH5046; that I mayturnוְאֶפְנֶ֥הve.'ef.NehH6437to therightיָמִ֖יןya.MinH3225handH3225, or to theleftשְׂמֹֽאל׃se.MolH8040.

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