14 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.14",
"source": "וְהָיָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֹמַ֤ר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ הַטִּי־נָ֤א כַדֵּךְ֙ וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה וְאָמְרָ֣ה שְׁתֵ֔ה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה אֹתָ֤הּ הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ לְיִצְחָ֔ק וּבָ֣הּ אֵדַ֔ע כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֶ֖סֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי׃",
"text": "*wəhāyāh* *hannaʿărā* *ʾăšer* *ʾōmar* *ʾēleyha* *haṭṭî-nāʾ* *ḵaddēḵ* *wəʾešteh* *wəʾāmərāh* *šəṯēh* *wəḡam-gəmalleḵā* *ʾašqeh* *ʾōṯāh* *hōḵaḥtā* *ləʿaḇdəḵā* *ləyiṣḥāq* *ûḇāh* *ʾēḏaʿ* *kî-ʿāśîṯā* *ḥeseḏ* *ʿim-ʾăḏōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be",
"*hannaʿărā*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the young woman",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - to whom",
"*ʾōmar*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I shall say",
"*ʾēleyha*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*haṭṭî-nāʾ*": "Hiphil imperative, feminine singular + particle of entreaty - please let down/tilt",
"*ḵaddēḵ*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your jar",
"*wəʾešteh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I will drink",
"*wəʾāmərāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she will say",
"*šəṯēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - drink",
"*wəḡam-*": "conjunction + particle - and also",
"*gəmalleḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your camels",
"*ʾašqeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will water/give drink",
"*ʾōṯāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her",
"*hōḵaḥtā*": "Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have appointed/designated",
"*ləʿaḇdəḵā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for your servant",
"*ləyiṣḥāq*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - for Isaac",
"*ûḇāh*": "conjunction + preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and by her",
"*ʾēḏaʿ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will know",
"*kî-*": "conjunction - that",
"*ʿāśîṯā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have shown",
"*ḥeseḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - lovingkindness/steadfast love",
"*ʿim-*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my master"
},
"variants": {
"*hannaʿărā*": "the young woman/the maiden/the girl",
"*haṭṭî-nāʾ* *ḵaddēḵ*": "please let down your jar/please tilt your pitcher",
"*hōḵaḥtā*": "you have appointed/you have designated/you have chosen",
"*ḥeseḏ*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/loyalty/favor"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.15",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי־ה֗וּא טֶרֶם֮ כִּלָּ֣ה לְדַבֵּר֒ וְהִנֵּ֧ה רִבְקָ֣ה יֹצֵ֗את אֲשֶׁ֤ר יֻלְּדָה֙ לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל בֶּן־מִלְכָּ֔ה אֵ֥שֶׁת נָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֑ם וְכַדָּ֖הּ עַל־שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*wayhî-hûʾ* *ṭerem* *killāh* *ləḏabbēr* *wəhinnēh* *riḇqāh* *yōṣēʾṯ* *ʾăšer* *yullədāh* *liḇṯûʾēl* *ben-milkāh* *ʾēšeṯ* *nāḥôr* *ʾăḥî* *ʾaḇrāhām* *wəḵaddāh* *ʿal-šiḵmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayhî-hûʾ*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass/and it happened",
"*ṭerem*": "adverb - before/not yet",
"*killāh*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had finished",
"*ləḏabbēr*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to speak",
"*wəhinnēh*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold",
"*riḇqāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Rebekah",
"*yōṣēʾṯ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - coming out",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who",
"*yullədāh*": "Pual perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was born",
"*liḇṯûʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Bethuel",
"*ben-*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*milkāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Milcah",
"*ʾēšeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*nāḥôr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Nahor",
"*ʾăḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - brother of",
"*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*wəḵaddāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her jar",
"*ʿal-*": "preposition - on",
"*šiḵmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her shoulder"
},
"variants": {
"*wayhî-hûʾ* *ṭerem* *killāh* *ləḏabbēr*": "and it happened before he had finished speaking/he had not yet finished speaking when",
"*wəḵaddāh* *ʿal-šiḵmāh*": "and her jar on her shoulder/carrying her pitcher on her shoulder"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.16",
"source": "וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙ מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלָ֕ה וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד הָעַ֔יְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א כַדָּ֖הּ וַתָּֽעַל׃",
"text": "*wə-ha-naʿărā* *ṭōḇaṯ* *marʾeh* *məʾōḏ* *bəṯûlāh* *wə-ʾîš* not *yəḏāʿāh* *wa-tēreḏ* *hā-ʿaynāh* *wa-təmallēʾ* *ḵaddāh* *wa-tāʿal*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ha-naʿărā*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the young woman/maiden",
"*ṭōḇaṯ*": "feminine construct state of adjective - good/beautiful of",
"*marʾeh*": "masculine singular noun - appearance/sight",
"*məʾōḏ*": "adverb - very/exceedingly",
"*bəṯûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin",
"*wə-ʾîš*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and man",
"*yəḏāʿāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - had known her",
"*wa-tēreḏ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she went down",
"*hā-ʿaynāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun with directional he - to the spring",
"*wa-təmallēʾ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she filled",
"*ḵaddāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her jar/pitcher",
"*wa-tāʿal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she came up/ascended"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭōḇaṯ marʾeh*": "beautiful in appearance/fair to look upon",
"*yəḏāʿāh*": "knew her (euphemism for sexual relations)",
"*ʿaynāh*": "spring/fountain/well"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.17",
"source": "וַיָּ֥רָץ הָעֶ֖בֶד לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי נָ֛א מְעַט־מַ֖יִם מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃",
"text": "*wa-yāroṣ* *hā-ʿeḇeḏ* *liqrāṯāh* *wa-yōʾmer* *hagmîʾînî* *nāʾ* *məʿaṭ*-*mayim* *mikkaddēḵ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yāroṣ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he ran",
"*hā-ʿeḇeḏ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the servant",
"*liqrāṯāh*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - to meet her",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*hagmîʾînî*": "Hiphil imperative 2nd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - let me drink/give me to drink",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective construct - a little of",
"*mayim*": "masculine plural noun - water",
"*mikkaddēḵ*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - from your jar"
},
"variants": {
"*liqrāṯāh*": "to meet her/to her meeting",
"*nāʾ*": "please/I pray/now (particle of entreaty)"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.18",
"source": "וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁתֵ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתֹּ֧רֶד כַּדָּ֛הּ עַל־יָדָ֖הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-tōʾmer* *šəṯēh* *ʾăḏōnî* *wa-təmahēr* *wa-tōreḏ* *kaddāh* *ʿal*-*yāḏāh* *wa-tašqēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she said",
"*šəṯēh*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - drink",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master",
"*wa-təmahēr*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she hastened/hurried",
"*wa-tōreḏ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she let down/lowered",
"*kaddāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her jar",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on",
"*yāḏāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her hand",
"*wa-tašqēhû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and she gave him drink"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master (term of respect)",
"*wa-təmahēr*": "she hurried/she acted quickly"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.19",
"source": "וַתְּכַ֖ל לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר גַּ֤ם לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙ אֶשְׁאָ֔ב עַ֥ד אִם־כִּלּ֖וּ לִשְׁתֹּֽת׃",
"text": "*wa-təkal* *ləhašqōṯô* *wa-tōʾmer* *gam* *ligmallêḵā* *ʾešʾāḇ* *ʿaḏ* *ʾim*-*killû* *lištôṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-təkal*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she finished",
"*ləhašqōṯô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to give him drink",
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she said",
"*gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*ligmallêḵā*": "preposition + masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - for your camels",
"*ʾešʾāḇ*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will draw",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*killû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they have finished",
"*lištôṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to drink"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿaḏ ʾim-killû*": "until they have finished/until they are done"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.20",
"source": "וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙ אֶל־הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת וַתָּ֥רָץ ע֛וֹד אֶֽל־הַבְּאֵ֖ר לִשְׁאֹ֑ב וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב לְכָל־גְּמַלָּֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa-təmahēr* *wa-təʿar* *kaddāh* *ʾel*-*haššōqeṯ* *wa-tāroṣ* *ʿôḏ* *ʾel*-*habbəʾēr* *lišʾōḇ* *wa-tišʾaḇ* *ləḵāl*-*gəmallâw*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-təmahēr*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she hastened/hurried",
"*wa-təʿar*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she emptied/poured out",
"*kaddāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her jar",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/into",
"*haššōqeṯ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the trough/watering place",
"*wa-tāroṣ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she ran",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - again/still/yet",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*habbəʾēr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the well",
"*lišʾōḇ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to draw (water)",
"*wa-tišʾaḇ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - and she drew (water)",
"*ləḵāl*": "preposition + noun construct - for all of",
"*gəmallâw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his camels"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-təʿar*": "she emptied/she poured out",
"*ʿôḏ*": "again/yet/more"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.21",
"source": "וְהָאִ֥ישׁ מִשְׁתָּאֵ֖ה לָ֑הּ מַחֲרִ֕ישׁ לָדַ֗עַת הֽ͏ַהִצְלִ֧יחַ יְהוָ֛ה דַּרְכּ֖וֹ אִם־לֹֽא׃",
"text": "*wə-hāʾîš* *mištāʾēh* *lāh* *maḥărîš* *lāḏaʿaṯ* *hăhiṣlîaḥ* *YHWH* *darkô* *ʾim*-*lōʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-hāʾîš*": "conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the man",
"*mištāʾēh*": "Hitpael participle masculine singular - wondering/gazing in astonishment",
"*lāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - at her",
"*maḥărîš*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - keeping silent/being quiet",
"*lāḏaʿaṯ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to know",
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - whether",
"*hiṣlîaḥ*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - had made prosperous/successful",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*darkô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way/journey",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/whether",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not"
},
"variants": {
"*mištāʾēh*": "gazing/wondering at/being astonished",
"*maḥărîš*": "keeping silent/remaining quiet",
"*hăhiṣlîaḥ YHWH darkô ʾim-lōʾ*": "whether YHWH had made his journey successful or not"
}
}