Revised Version 1895

Genesis 24:3-37

3and I willmakeH3947theeswearוְאַשְׁבִּ֣יעֲךָ֔ve.'ash.Bi.'a.khaH7650by theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and theGodוֵֽאלֹהֵ֖יve.lo.HeiH430of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808takeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, amongwhomH834Idwellיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

4but thou shalt go unto mycountryאַרְצִ֛י'ar.TziH776, and to mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּ֖יmo.lad.TiH4138, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֥יliv.NiH1121Isaacלְיִצְחָֽק׃le.yitz.ChakH3327.

5And theservantהָעֶ֔בֶדha.'E.vedH5650saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Peradventure thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808bewillingתֹאבֶ֣הto.VehH14tofollowאַחֲרַ֖י'a.cha.RaiH310meH413unto thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776:mustאֶת־'et-H853I needsbringיָצָ֥אתָya.Tza.taH3318thysonבִּנְךָ֔bin.KhaH1121againH7725unto thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from whence thou camest?

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Bewareהִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.merH8104thou that thoubringH7725notפֶּן־pen-H6435mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121thitheragainH7725.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, thattookלְקָחַ֜נִיle.ka.Cha.niH3947meH5414from myfather’sאָבִי֮'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of my nativity, and that spake untomeH5414, and that sware untomeH5414,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedלְזַ֨רְעֲךָ֔le.Zar.'a.khaH2233will Igiveאֶתֵּ֖ן'e.TenH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776; he shallsendיִשְׁלַ֤חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכוֹ֙mal.'a.KhoH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121from thence.

8Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802benotלֹ֨אlo'H3808willingתֹאבֶ֤הto.VehH14tofollowאַחֲרֶ֔יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, then thou shalt beclearוְנִקִּ֕יתָve.ni.Ki.taH5352from this myoathמִשְּׁבֻעָתִ֖יmi.she.vu.'a.TiH7621;onlyרַ֣קrakH7535thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808bringH7725mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121thitheragainH7725.

9And theservantהָעֶ֙בֶד֙ha.'E.vedH5650putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hishandיָד֔וֹya.DoH3027underתַּ֛חַתTa.chatH8478thethighיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85hismasterאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, and sware to him concerning thismatterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697.

10And theservantהָ֠עֶבֶדHa.'e.vedH5650tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235camelsגְמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581, of thecamelsמִגְּמַלֵּ֤יmi.ge.ma.LeiH1581of hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113, and departed;havingH113allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605goodly things of hismaster’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו'a.do.NavH113in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and hearoseH6965, andwentH6965toMesopotamiaH763, unto thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofNahorנָחֽוֹר׃na.ChorH5152.

11And he made thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֛יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581tokneelH1288downH1288without thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892by thewellבְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErH875ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325at the time ofeveningעֶ֔רֶב'E.revH6153, the time that womengoH3318outH3318todrawהַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ha.sho.'a.VotH7579waterH4325.

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.

21And themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376looked stedfastly onherH518; holding his peace, toknowלָדַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045whetherH518theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadmadeH3045hisjourneyדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar.KoH1870prosperousהַֽהִצְלִ֧יחַha.hitz.Li.achH6743ornotלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

22And itcameH1961topassH1961, as thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּים֙ha.ge.ma.LimH1581haddoneH1961drinkingלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354, that themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376tookH3947agoldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091ringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141of half a shekelweightמִשְׁקָל֑וֹmish.ka.LoH4948, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781forherH3947handsיָדֶ֔יהָya.Dei.haH3027oftenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsH4948weightמִשְׁקָלָֽם׃mish.ka.LamH4948ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091;

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.

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:

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