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Genesis 24:29-51

29AndRebekahוּלְרִבְקָ֥הu.le.riv.KahH7259had abrotherאָ֖ח'achH251, and hisnameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasLabanלָבָ֑ןla.VanH3837: andLabanלָבָ֧ןla.VanH3837ranוַיָּ֨רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323outהַח֖וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351to themanהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376, to thewellהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

30And it came to pass, when hesawכִּרְאֹ֣תkir.'OtH7200theearringהַנֶּ֗זֶםha.Ne.zemH5141andbraceletsהַצְּמִדִים֮ha.tze.mi.DimH6781upon hissister’sאֲחֹתוֹ֒'a.cho.ToH269wristsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027, and when heheardוּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹu.khe.sha.me.'OH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֞יdiv.ReiH1697ofRebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֙'a.cho.ToH269,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376to me; that hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376; and, behold, hestoodעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975byH5921thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581at thewellהָעָֽיִן׃ha.'A.yinH5869.

31And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Comeinבּ֖וֹאBo'H935, thoublessedבְּר֣וּךְbe.RukhH1288of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; whystandestתַעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.ModH5975thououtsideבַּח֔וּץba.ChutzH2351? for I havepreparedפִּנִּ֣יתִיpi.Ni.tiH6437thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, androomוּמָק֖וֹםu.ma.KomH4725for thecamelsלַגְּמַלִּֽים׃la.ge.ma.LimH1581.

32And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004: and heungirdedוַיְפַתַּ֖חvay.fa.TachH6605hiscamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֑יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andfeedוּמִסְפּוֹא֙u.mis.pO'H4554for thecamelsלַגְּמַלִּ֔יםla.ge.ma.LimH1581, andwaterוּמַ֙יִם֙u.Ma.yimH4325towashלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, and themen’sהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582feetוְרַגְלֵ֥יve.rag.LeiH7272that were with him.

33And there wassetוַיּוּשַׂ֤םvayu.semH7760 H3455food beforehimלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440toeatלֶאֱכֹ֔לle.'e.KholH398: but hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I will noteatאֹכַ֔ל'o.KhalH398, until I havetoldדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696myerrandדְּבָרָ֑יde.va.RaiH1697. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Speakonדַּבֵּֽר׃da.BerH1696.

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

35And theLORDוַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֧ךְbe.RakhH1288mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113greatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966; and he is becomegreatוַיִּגְדָּ֑לvai.yig.DalH1431: and he hathgivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himflocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629, andherdsוּבָקָר֙u.va.KarH1241, andsilverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701, andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091, andmaleוַעֲבָדִם֙va.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוּשְׁפָחֹ֔תu.she.fa.ChotH8198, andcamelsוּגְמַלִּ֖יםu.ge.ma.LimH1581, anddonkeysוַחֲמֹרִֽים׃va.cha.mo.RimH2543.

36AndSarahשָׂרָה֩sa.RahH8283mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802boreוַתֵּ֡לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵן֙venH1121to mymasterלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113whenאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310she wasoldזִקְנָתָ֑הּzik.na.TahH2209: and to him hath hegivenוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414all that he hath.

37And mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113made meswearוַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִיvai.yash.bi.'E.niH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thou shalt nottakeתִקַּ֤חti.KachH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of thedaughtersמִבְּנוֹת֙mi.be.noTH1323of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, in whoselandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776Idwellיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427:

38Butאִם־'im-H518thou shaltgoH3212to myfather’sאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, and to mykindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940, andtakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121.

39And Isaidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559to mymasterאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, It may be thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802will notfollowאַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.RaiH3212 H310me.

40And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,beforeלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440whom Iwalkהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980, willsendיִשְׁלַ֨חyish.LachH7971hisangelמַלְאָכ֤וֹmal.'a.KhoH4397with thee, andprosperוְהִצְלִ֣יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743thywayדַּרְכֶּ֔ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870; and thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֤ve.la.kach.TaH3947awifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802for mysonלִבְנִ֔יliv.NiH1121of mykindredמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖יmi.mish.pach.TiH4940, and of myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004:

41Then shalt thou beclearתִּנָּקֶה֙ti.na.KehH5352from this myoathמֵאָ֣לָתִ֔יme.'A.la.TiH423, when thoucomestתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935to mykindredמִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑יmish.pach.TiH4940; and if theygiveיִתְּנוּ֙yi.te.NuH5414not thee one, thou shalt beclearנָקִ֖יna.KiH5355from myoathמֵאָלָתִֽי׃me.'a.la.TiH423.

42And Icameוָאָבֹ֥אva.'a.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117to thewellהָעָ֑יִןha.'A.yinH5869, andsaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, if now thoudostיֶשְׁךָ־yesh.kha-H3426prosperמַצְלִ֣יחַmatz.Li.achH6743mywayדַּרְכִּ֔יdar.KiH1870which Igoהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980:

43Behold, Istandנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324by thewellעֵ֣ין'einH5869ofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325; and it shall come to pass, that when thevirginהָֽעַלְמָה֙ha.'al.MahH5959comethforthהַיֹּצֵ֣אתhai.yo.TzetH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֔בlish.'OH7579water, and Isayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559to her, GivemeH8248, I pray thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of thypitcherמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mi.ka.DekhH3537todrinkהַשְׁקִֽינִי־hash.ki.ni-H8248;

44And shesaithוְאָמְרָ֤הve.'a.me.RahH559to me, Bothdrinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354thou, and I will alsodrawאֶשְׁאָ֑ב'esh.'AvH7579for thycamelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָlig.ma.Lei.khaH1581: let the same be thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802whom theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathappointedהֹכִ֥יחַho.Khi.achH3198for mymaster’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

45And before I hadfinishedאֲכַלֶּ֜ה'a.kha.LehH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696in myheartלִבִּ֗יli.BiH3820, behold,Rebekahרִבְקָ֤הriv.KahH7259cameforthיֹצֵאת֙yo.tzeTH3318with herpitcherוְכַדָּ֣הּve.kha.DahH3537on hershoulderשִׁכְמָ֔הּshikh.MahH7926; and she wentdownוַתֵּ֥רֶדva.Te.redH3381to thewellהָעַ֖יְנָהha.'Ay.nahH5869, anddrewוַתִּשְׁאָ֑בva.tish.'AvH7579water : and Isaidוָאֹמַ֥רva.'o.MarH559to her, Let medrinkהַשְׁקִ֥ינִיhash.Ki.niH8248, I pray thee.

46And she madehasteוַתְּמַהֵ֗רva.te.ma.HerH4116, and letdownוַתּ֤וֹרֶדva.To.redH3381herpitcherכַּדָּהּ֙ka.DahH3537from her shoulder, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הshe.TehH8354, and I willwaterאַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehH8248thycamelsגְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei.khaH1581also: so Idrankוָאֵ֕שְׁתְּva.'E.shetH8354, and shewateredהִשְׁקָֽתָה׃hish.Ka.tahH8248thecamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581also.

47And Iaskedוָאֶשְׁאַ֣לva.'esh.'AlH7592her, andsaidוָאֹמַר֮va.'o.MarH559, Whosedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323art thou? And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBethuelבְּתוּאֵל֙be.tu.'ElH1328,Nahor’sנָח֔וֹרna.ChorH5152sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, whomMilcahמִלְכָּ֑הmil.KahH4435boreיָֽלְדָה־yal.dah-H3205to him: and Iputוָאָשִׂ֤םva.'a.SimH7760theearringהַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ha.Ne.zemH5141upon herfaceאַפָּ֔הּ'a.PahH639, and thebraceletsוְהַצְּמִידִ֖יםve.ha.tze.mi.DimH6781upon herwristsיָדֶֽיהָ׃ya.Dei.haH3027.

48And I bowed myheadוָאֶקֹּ֥דva.'e.KodH6915, andworshippedוָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הva.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, andblessedוָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְva.'a.va.RekhH1288theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, who had ledmeהִנְחַ֙נִי֙hin.Cha.niH5148in therightאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870totakeלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113brother’sאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251daughterבַּת־bat-H1323for hissonלִבְנֽוֹ׃liv.NoH1121.

49And now if youwillיֶשְׁכֶ֨םyesh.KhemH3426dealעֹשִׂ֜ים'o.SimH6213kindlyחֶ֧סֶדChe.sedH2617andtrulyוֶֽאֱמֶ֛תve.'e.MetH571with mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me: and if not,tellהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046me; that I mayturnוְאֶפְנֶ֥הve.'ef.NehH6437to the righthandיָמִ֖יןya.MinH3225,orא֥וֹ'oH176to theleftשְׂמֹֽאל׃se.MolH8040.

50ThenLabanלָבָ֤ןla.VanH3837andBethuelוּבְתוּאֵל֙u.ve.tu.'ElH1328answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Thethingהַדָּבָ֑רha.da.VarH1697proceedethיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318from theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068: wecannotנוּכַ֛לnu.KhalH3201speakדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to theebadרַ֥עra'H7451orאוֹ־'ov-H176goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

51Behold,Rebekahרִבְקָ֥הriv.KahH7259is beforetheeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440,takeקַ֣חkachH3947her, andgoH3212, and let her be thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113son’sלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121wifeאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696.

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