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"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.39",
"source": "וָאֹמַ֖ר אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֑י אֻלַ֛י לֹא־תֵלֵ֥ךְ הָאִשָּׁ֖ה אַחֲרָֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wāʾōmar* to-my-*ʾăḏōnî* [master]: *ʾûlay* not-*ṯēlēḵ* the-*hāʾiššāh* *ʾaḥărāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*wāʾōmar*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 1st person singular - 'and I said'",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my master'",
"*ʾûlay*": "adverb - 'perhaps'",
"*ṯēlēḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'she will go'",
"*hāʾiššāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the woman'",
"*ʾaḥărāy*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'after me'"
},
"variants": {
"*wāʾōmar*": "and I said, and I spoke",
"*ʾûlay*": "perhaps, maybe, perchance",
"*ṯēlēḵ*": "she will go, she would go",
"*hāʾiššāh*": "the woman, the wife",
"*ʾaḥărāy*": "after me, following me, with me"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.40",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑י יְהוָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנָ֗יו יִשְׁלַ֨ח מַלְאָכ֤וֹ אִתָּךְ֙ וְהִצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכֶּ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֤ אִשָּׁה֙ לִבְנִ֔י מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּ֖י וּמִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* to-me: *Yhwh* that-*hiṯhallāḵtî* *ləp̄ānāyw* [before-him] *yišlaḥ* his-*malʾāḵô* [messenger] *ʾittāḵ* and-*wəhiṣlîaḥ* your-*darkəḵā* [way]; and-*wəlāqaḥtā* *ʾiššāh* for-my-*liḇnî* [son] from-my-*mimmišpaḥtî* [family] and-from-*mibêṯ* my-*ʾāḇî* [father].",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*Yhwh*": "divine name",
"*hiṯhallāḵtî*": "Hithpael perfect, 1st person singular - 'I walked/lived'",
"*ləp̄ānāyw*": "preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'before him'",
"*yišlaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will send'",
"*malʾāḵô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his messenger/angel'",
"*ʾittāḵ*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'with you'",
"*wəhiṣlîaḥ*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he will prosper'",
"*darkəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'your way'",
"*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'",
"*mimmišpaḥtî*": "preposition min + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'from my family'",
"*mibêṯ*": "preposition min + noun, masculine singular construct - 'from house of'",
"*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my father'"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṯhallāḵtî*": "I walked before, I lived before, I conducted myself before",
"*ləp̄ānāyw*": "before him, in his presence",
"*yišlaḥ*": "he will send, he shall send",
"*malʾāḵô*": "his messenger, his angel",
"*wəhiṣlîaḥ*": "and he will prosper, and he will make successful",
"*darkəḵā*": "your way, your journey, your path",
"*wəlāqaḥtā*": "and you shall take, and you will take",
"*mimmišpaḥtî*": "from my family, from my clan, from my relatives"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.41",
"source": "אָ֤ז תִּנָּקֶה֙ מֵאָ֣לָתִ֔י כִּ֥י תָב֖וֹא אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּ֑י וְאִם־לֹ֤א יִתְּנוּ֙ לָ֔ךְ וְהָיִ֥יתָ נָקִ֖י מֵאָלָתִֽי׃",
"text": "Then *tinnāqeh* from-my-*mēʾālāṯî* [oath] when *ṯāḇôʾ* to-my-*mišpaḥtî* [family]; and-if-not *yittənû* to-you, and-*wəhāyîṯā* *nāqî* from-my-*mēʾālāṯî* [oath].",
"grammar": {
"*tinnāqeh*": "Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will be free'",
"*mēʾālāṯî*": "preposition min + noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'from my oath'",
"*ṯāḇôʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'you will come'",
"*mišpaḥtî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my family'",
"*yittənû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will give'",
"*wəhāyîṯā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'and you will be'",
"*nāqî*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'free/clear'"
},
"variants": {
"*tinnāqeh*": "you will be free, you will be cleared, you will be released",
"*mēʾālāṯî*": "from my oath, from my curse, from my adjuration",
"*ṯāḇôʾ*": "you will come, you shall come, you arrive",
"*mišpaḥtî*": "my family, my clan, my relatives",
"*yittənû*": "they will give, they would give",
"*wəhāyîṯā*": "and you will be, and you shall be",
"*nāqî*": "free, clear, innocent, absolved"
}
}