Genesis
Genesis 24:13–15
13Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’— let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
15Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Word by word
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Genesis 24:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here | הִנֵּ֛ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I am | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| standing | נִצָּ֖ב | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| beside | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the spring | עֵ֣ין | ‘ên | Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| and the daughters | וּבְנוֹת֙ | ū·ḇə·nō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| of the townspeople | אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| are coming out | יֹצְאֹ֖ת | yō·ṣə·’ōṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| to draw | לִשְׁאֹ֥ב | liš·’ōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7579 draw |
| water | מָֽיִם׃ | mā·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
Genesis 24:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now may it happen | וְהָיָ֣ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| that the girl | הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ | han·na·‘ă·rā | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| to | אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| whom | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I say | אֹמַ֤ר | ’ō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֤א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let down | הַטִּי־ | haṭ·ṭî- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your jar | כַדֵּךְ֙ | ḵad·dêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3537 jar |
| that I may drink | וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה | wə·’eš·teh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H8354 drink |
| and who responds | וְאָמְרָ֣ה | wə·’ā·mə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Drink | שְׁתֵ֔ה | šə·ṯêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| and I will water | אַשְׁקֶ֑ה | ’aš·qeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
| your camels | גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ | gə·mal·le·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1581 camel |
| as well | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| let her be the one You have appointed | הֹכַ֙חְתָּ֙ | hō·ḵaḥ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3198 decide, adjudge, prove |
| for Your servant | לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ | lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Isaac | לְיִצְחָ֔ק | lə·yiṣ·ḥāq | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| By this | וּבָ֣הּ | ū·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| I will know | אֵדַ֔ע | ’ê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You have shown | עָשִׂ֥יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| kindness | חֶ֖סֶד | ḥe·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| to | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| my master | אֲדֹנִֽי׃ | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
Genesis 24:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | טֶרֶם֮ | ṭe·rem | Adverb | H2962 not yet, ere, before that |
| had finished | כִּלָּ֣ה | kil·lāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| praying | לְדַבֵּר֒ | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| Rebekah | רִבְקָ֣ה | riḇ·qāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7259 Rebekah |
| came out | יֹצֵ֗את | yō·ṣêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3318 go or come out |
| with her jar | וְכַדָּ֖הּ | wə·ḵad·dāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3537 jar |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| her shoulder | שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃ | šiḵ·māh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H7926 shoulder |
| She | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was | יֻלְּדָה֙ | yul·lə·ḏāh | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| the daughter of Bethuel | לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל | liḇ·ṯū·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1328 Bethuel |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Milcah | מִלְכָּ֔ה | mil·kāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4435 Milcah |
| the wife | אֵ֥שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| of Abraham’s | אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| brother | אֲחִ֣י | ’ă·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H251 brother |
| Nahor | נָח֖וֹר | nā·ḥō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5152 Nachor |
Cross-references
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Genesis 24:13 Genesis 24:43 · Psalm 37:5
Genesis 24:14 Judges 6:37 · Judges 6:17 · Genesis 15:8 · 2 Kings 20:8–11 · 2 Samuel 5:24 · Isaiah 7:11
Genesis 24:15 Genesis 11:29 · Isaiah 65:24 · Genesis 24:45 · Daniel 9:20–23 · Psalm 65:2 · Psalm 34:15 · Isaiah 58:9 · Psalm 145:18–19 · Exodus 2:16 · Genesis 22:20–23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.