Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Genesis.24.9", "source": "וַיָּ֤שֶׂם הָעֶ֙בֶד֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ תַּ֛חַת יֶ֥רֶךְ אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֑יו וַיִּשָּׁ֣בַֽע ל֔וֹ עַל־הַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "*wayyāśem* *hāʿeḇeḏ* *ʾeṯ-yāḏô* *taḥaṯ* *yereḵ* *ʾaḇrāhām* *ʾăḏōnāyw* *wayyiššāḇaʿ* *lô* *ʿal-haddāḇār* *hazzeh*", "grammar": { "*wayyāśem*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed", "*hāʿeḇeḏ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the servant", "*ʾeṯ-*": "direct object marker", "*yāḏô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*yereḵ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - thigh of", "*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham", "*ʾăḏōnāyw*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his master", "*wayyiššāḇaʿ*": "Niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he swore", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʿal-*": "preposition - concerning", "*haddāḇār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the matter/thing", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḇrāhām* *ʾăḏōnāyw*": "Abraham his master/his master Abraham (apposition)", "*ʿal-haddāḇār* *hazzeh*": "concerning this matter/about this thing" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.24.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֗ם אֶל־עַבְדּוֹ֙ זְקַ֣ן בֵּית֔וֹ הַמֹּשֵׁ֖ל בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ שִֽׂים־נָ֥א יָדְךָ֖ תַּ֥חַת יְרֵכִֽי׃", "text": "*wayyōʾmer* *ʾaḇrāhām* *ʾel-ʿaḇdô* *zəqan* *bêṯô* *hammōšēl* *bəḵāl-ʾăšer-lô* *śîm-nāʾ* *yāḏḵā* *taḥaṯ* *yərēḵî*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham", "*ʾel-*": "preposition - to", "*ʿaḇdô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant", "*zəqan*": "adjective construct - elder of", "*bêṯô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house", "*hammōšēl*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the one ruling", "*bəḵāl-*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - over all", "*ʾăšer-lô*": "relative pronoun + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - that was to him", "*śîm-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular + particle of entreaty - place please", "*yāḏḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*yərēḵî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my thigh" }, "variants": { "*zəqan* *bêṯô*": "eldest of his house/oldest servant of his household", "*hammōšēl* *bəḵāl-ʾăšer-lô*": "who ruled over all that he had/who managed everything he owned", "*taḥaṯ* *yərēḵî*": "under my thigh/beneath my loins (euphemism for oath-taking gesture)" } }