11 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.11",
"source": "וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְ הַגְּמַלִּ֛ים מִח֥וּץ לָעִ֖יר אֶל־בְּאֵ֣ר הַמָּ֑יִם לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת צֵ֥את הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃",
"text": "*wayyaḇrēḵ* *haggəmallîm* *miḥûṣ* *lāʿîr* *ʾel-bəʾēr* *hammāyim* *ləʿēṯ* *ʿereḇ* *ləʿēṯ* *ṣēʾṯ* *haššōʾăḇōṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaḇrēḵ*": "Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he made kneel",
"*haggəmallîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the camels",
"*miḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - outside",
"*lāʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the city",
"*ʾel-*": "preposition - at/by",
"*bəʾēr*": "noun, feminine singular construct - well of",
"*hammāyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the water",
"*ləʿēṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - at time of",
"*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - evening",
"*ləʿēṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - at time of",
"*ṣēʾṯ*": "Qal infinitive construct - going out of",
"*haššōʾăḇōṯ*": "definite article + Qal participle, feminine plural - the women who draw water"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaḇrēḵ*": "made kneel/caused to kneel down/made rest",
"*miḥûṣ* *lāʿîr*": "outside the city/outside of the town",
"*ləʿēṯ* *ʿereḇ*": "at evening time/at dusk",
"*ləʿēṯ* *ṣēʾṯ* *haššōʾăḇōṯ*": "at the time when women who draw water come out/at the time of day when women go to draw water"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.12",
"source": "וַיֹּאמַ֓ר ׀ יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם הַקְרֵה־נָ֥א לְפָנַ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וַעֲשֵׂה־חֶ֕סֶד עִ֖ם אֲדֹנִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmar* *yhwh* *ʾĕlōhê* *ʾăḏōnî* *ʾaḇrāhām* *haqrēh-nāʾ* *ləp̄ānay* *hayyôm* *waʿăśēh-ḥeseḏ* *ʿim* *ʾăḏōnî* *ʾaḇrāhām*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmar*": "Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yhwh*": "proper noun - YHWH",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my master",
"*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*haqrēh-nāʾ*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular + particle of entreaty - please cause to happen/bring about",
"*ləp̄ānay*": "preposition + noun, plural construct with 1st singular suffix - before me",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - today/this day",
"*waʿăśēh-ḥeseḏ*": "conjunction + Qal imperative, masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - and show lovingkindness/steadfast love",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st singular suffix - my master",
"*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham"
},
"variants": {
"*haqrēh-nāʾ*": "please cause to happen/grant success/make it occur",
"*ləp̄ānay*": "before me/for me",
"*waʿăśēh-ḥeseḏ*": "show lovingkindness/show steadfast love/deal loyally"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Genesis.24.13",
"source": "הִנֵּ֛ה אָנֹכִ֥י נִצָּ֖ב עַל־עֵ֣ין הַמָּ֑יִם וּבְנוֹת֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר יֹצְאֹ֖ת לִשְׁאֹ֥ב מָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*hinnēh* *ʾānōḵî* *niṣṣāḇ* *ʿal-ʿên* *hammāyim* *ûḇənôṯ* *ʾanšê* *hāʿîr* *yōṣəʾōṯ* *lišʾōḇ* *māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*niṣṣāḇ*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - standing",
"*ʿal-*": "preposition - by",
"*ʿên*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spring of",
"*hammāyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the water",
"*ûḇənôṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - and daughters of",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city",
"*yōṣəʾōṯ*": "Qal participle, feminine plural - going out/coming out",
"*lišʾōḇ*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to draw",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿên* *hammāyim*": "spring of water/well/water source",
"*ûḇənôṯ* *ʾanšê* *hāʿîr*": "and daughters of the men of the city/the young women of the town",
"*yōṣəʾōṯ* *lišʾōḇ* *māyim*": "coming out to draw water/going out to fetch water"
}
}
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"
}
}