34 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.34",
"source": "וַיֹּאמַ֑ר עֶ֥בֶד אַבְרָהָ֖ם אָנֹֽכִי׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmar* *ʿeḇeḏ* *ʾaḇrāhām* *ʾānōḵî*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿeḇeḏ*": "masculine singular noun construct - servant of",
"*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper name - Abraham",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I am"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿeḇeḏ*": "servant/slave"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.35",
"source": "וַיהוָ֞ה בֵּרַ֧ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֛י מְאֹ֖ד וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל וַיִּתֶּן־ל֞וֹ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ וְכֶ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וַעֲבָדִם֙ וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וּגְמַלִּ֖ים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃",
"text": "And *Yhwh* *bēraḵ* [blessed] *ʾet*-my *ʾăḏōnî* [master] *məʾōḏ* [greatly] *wayyiḡdāl* [and-he-became-great]; and-*wayyitten*-to-him *ṣōʾn* [flocks] and-*bāqār* [herds] and-*kesep̄* [silver] and-*zāhāḇ* [gold] and-*ʿăḇāḏîm* [male-servants] and-*šəp̄āḥōṯ* [female-servants] and-*ḡəmallîm* [camels] and-*ḥămōrîm* [donkeys].",
"grammar": {
"*Yhwh*": "divine name, subject of verb",
"*bēraḵ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - intensive completed action",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my master'",
"*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - 'very/greatly'",
"*wayyiḡdāl*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he became great'",
"*wayyitten*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he gave'",
"*ṣōʾn*": "collective noun, common - 'flocks/sheep'",
"*bāqār*": "collective noun, masculine - 'cattle/herds'",
"*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - 'silver'",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'gold'",
"*ʿăḇāḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'male servants'",
"*šəp̄āḥōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - 'female servants/maidservants'",
"*ḡəmallîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'camels'",
"*ḥămōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'donkeys'"
},
"variants": {
"*bēraḵ*": "blessed, caused to prosper, bestowed favor upon",
"*məʾōḏ*": "greatly, exceedingly, very much",
"*wayyiḡdāl*": "and he became great, and he grew, and he increased",
"*ṣōʾn*": "flocks, sheep and goats collectively",
"*bāqār*": "cattle, herds, oxen",
"*kesep̄*": "silver, money, currency",
"*ʿăḇāḏîm*": "male servants, slaves, workers"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.36",
"source": "וַתֵּ֡לֶד שָׂרָה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת אֲדֹנִ֥י בֵן֙ לֽ͏ַאדֹנִ֔י אַחֲרֵ֖י זִקְנָתָ֑הּ וַיִּתֶּן־לּ֖וֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wattēleḏ* *Śārāh* *ʾēšeṯ* my-*ʾăḏōnî* [master] *bēn* to-my-*laʾḏōnî* [master] *ʾaḥărê* her-*ziqnāṯāh* [old-age]; and-*wayyitten*-to-him *ʾeṯ*-all-that-to-him.",
"grammar": {
"*wattēleḏ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she bore'",
"*Śārāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - 'Sarah'",
"*ʾēšeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'wife of'",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my master'",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - 'son'",
"*laʾḏōnî*": "preposition lamed + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'to my master'",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - 'after'",
"*ziqnāṯāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'her old age'",
"*wayyitten*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he gave'",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker"
},
"variants": {
"*wattēleḏ*": "and she bore, and she gave birth to",
"*ʾēšeṯ*": "wife of, woman of",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "after, following",
"*ziqnāṯāh*": "her old age, her advanced years",
"*wayyitten*": "and he gave, and he granted, and he bestowed"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.37",
"source": "וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי אֲדֹנִ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹא־תִקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ לִבְנִ֔י מִבְּנוֹת֙ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyašbîʿēnî* my-*ʾăḏōnî* [master] *lēʾmōr*: Not-*tiqqaḥ* *ʾiššāh* for-my-*liḇnî* [son] from-*mibbənôṯ* the-*hakkənaʿănî* that *ʾānōḵî* *yōšēḇ* in-his-*bəʾarṣô* [land].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyašbîʿēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'and he made me swear'",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my master'",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"*tiqqaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will take'",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'woman/wife'",
"*liḇnî*": "preposition lamed + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'for my son'",
"*mibbənôṯ*": "preposition min + noun, feminine plural construct - 'from daughters of'",
"*hakkənaʿănî*": "definite article + proper noun, masculine singular - 'the Canaanite'",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - 'I'",
"*yōšēḇ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'dwelling/living'",
"*bəʾarṣô*": "preposition beth + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'in his land'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyašbîʿēnî*": "and he made me swear, and he put me under oath",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying, declaring",
"*tiqqaḥ*": "you will take, you shall take",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman, wife",
"*mibbənôṯ*": "from the daughters of, from the women of",
"*hakkənaʿănî*": "the Canaanite, the merchant",
"*yōšēḇ*": "dwelling, living, residing, settling"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.38",
"source": "אִם־לֹ֧א אֶל־בֵּית־אָבִ֛י תֵּלֵ֖ךְ וְאֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ אִשָּׁ֖ה לִבְנִֽי׃",
"text": "If-not to-*bêṯ*-my-*ʾāḇî* [father's house] *tēlēḵ* and-to-my-*mišpaḥtî* [family]; and-*wəlāqaḥtā* *ʾiššāh* for-my-*liḇnî* [son].",
"grammar": {
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'house of'",
"*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my father'",
"*tēlēḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will go'",
"*mišpaḥtî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my family'",
"*wəlāqaḥtā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'and you shall take'",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'woman/wife'",
"*liḇnî*": "preposition lamed + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'for my son'"
},
"variants": {
"*bêṯ*": "house, household, dwelling place",
"*ʾāḇî*": "my father",
"*tēlēḵ*": "you will go, you shall go, you must go",
"*mišpaḥtî*": "my family, my clan, my relatives",
"*wəlāqaḥtā*": "and you shall take, and you must take, and you will take",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman, wife"
}
}