Revised Version 1895

Genesis 24:29-61

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.

50ThenLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837andBethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328answeredH559andsaidH559, ThethingH1697proceedeth from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068:weH1697cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696unto theebadרַ֥עra'H7451orgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259isbeforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee,takeקַ֣חkachH3947herH3947, andgoH1961, andletH1961herH3947be thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113son’sלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

52And itcameH1961topassH1961, that, whenAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650heardשָׁמַ֛עsha.Ma'H8085theirwordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697, hebowedH7812himselfH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

53And theservantהָעֶ֜בֶדha.'E.vedH5650broughtH3318forthH3318jewelsכְּלֵי־ke.lei-H3627ofsilverכֶ֨סֶףKhe.sefH3701, andjewelsוּכְלֵ֤יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, and raiment, andgaveH5414them toRebekahלְרִבְקָ֑הle.riv.KahH7259: hegaveH5414also toherH5414brotherלְאָחִ֖יהָle.'a.Chi.haH251and toherH5414motherוּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃u.le.'i.MahH517preciousוּמִ֨גְדָּנֹ֔תu.Mig.da.NotH4030things.

54And theydidאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatH398anddrinkוַיִּשְׁתּ֗וּvai.yish.TuH8354, he and themenH376that were with him, and tarriedallH398night; and theyroseH6965upH6965in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, and hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשַׁלְּחֻ֥נִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971meH7971awayH7971unto mymasterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.

55AndherH559brotherאָחִ֙יהָ֙'a.Chi.haH251andherH559motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517saidH559, Let the damselabideתֵּשֵׁ֨בte.ShevH3427withusH3117a fewdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, at the leasttenעָשׂ֑וֹרa.SorH6218;afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310thatsheH517shall go.

56And hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, HindermeH413notאַל־'al-H408, seeing theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hath prospered mywayדַּרְכִּ֑יdar.KiH1870;sendשַׁלְּח֕וּנִיsha.le.Chu.niH7971meH413awayH7971that I maygoH7971to mymasterלַֽאדֹנִֽי׃La.do.NiH113.

57And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We willcallנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121the damsel, andinquireH7592atherH7592mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

58And theycalledH7121Rebekahלְרִבְקָה֙le.riv.KahH7259, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoherאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, Wilt thou go with thismanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376? AndsheH7121saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, I will go.

59And theysentH7971awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259theirsisterאֲחֹתָ֖ם'a.cho.TamH269, andherH7971nurseמֵנִקְתָּ֑הּme.nik.TahH3243, andAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650, and hismenH376.

60And theyblessedוַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288Rebekahרִבְקָה֙riv.KahH7259, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559untoherH1961, Oursisterאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269, be thou the mother ofthousandsלְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.FeiH505oftenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandsH505, andletH1961thyseedזַרְעֵ֔ךְzar.'EkhH2233possessוְיִירַ֣שׁve.yi.RashH3423thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofthoseH853whichhateשֹׂנְאָֽיו׃so.ne.'AvH8130them.

61AndRebekahרִבְקָ֜הriv.KahH7259aroseוַתָּ֨קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andherH3947damsels, and theyrodeוַתִּרְכַּ֙בְנָה֙va.tir.Kav.nahH7392uponH5921thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֔יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376: and theservantהָעֶ֛בֶדha.'E.vedH5650tookH3947Rebekahרִבְקָ֖הriv.KahH7259, andwentH6965hiswayH5921.

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