Genesis

Genesis 24:42–44

42So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success! 43Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’ 44and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.

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Genesis 24:42

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So when I cameוָאָבֹ֥אwā·’ā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the springהָעָ֑יִןhā·‘ā·yinArticle; Noun - common singularH5869 eye
todayהַיּ֖וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
I prayedוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Godאֱלֹהֵי֙’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of my masterאֲדֹנִ֣י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
if onlyאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
You wouldיֶשְׁךָ־yeš·ḵā-Adverb; second person masculine singularH3426 being, substance, existence
make my journeyדַּרְכִּ֔יdar·kîNoun - common singular construct; first person common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
a successמַצְלִ֣יחַmaṣ·lî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH6743 rush

Genesis 24:43

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hereהִנֵּ֛הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
I amאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
standingנִצָּ֖בniṣ·ṣāḇVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH5324 take one's stand, stand
besideעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
this springעֵ֣ין‘ênNoun - common singular constructH5869 eye
Nowוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a maidenהָֽעַלְמָה֙hā·‘al·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5959 young woman
comes outהַיֹּצֵ֣אתhay·yō·ṣêṯArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3318 go or come out
to draw waterלִשְׁאֹ֔בliš·’ōḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7579 draw
and I sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יwə·’ā·mar·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ’ê·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH413 motion to
Pleaseנָ֥אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let me drinkהַשְׁקִֽינִי־haš·qî·nî-Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular; first person common singularH8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
a littleמְעַט־mə·‘aṭ-Adjective - masculine singular constructH4592 a little, fewness, a few
waterמַ֖יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
from your jarמִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃mik·kad·dêḵPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singularH3537 jar

Genesis 24:44

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and she repliesוְאָמְרָ֤הwə·’ā·mə·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Drinkשְׁתֵ֔הšə·ṯêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8354 drink
and I will draw waterאֶשְׁאָ֑ב’eš·’āḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7579 draw
for your camelsלִגְמַלֶּ֖יךָliḡ·mal·le·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1581 camel
as wellגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
may sheהִ֣ואhîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
be the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has appointedהֹכִ֥יחַhō·ḵî·aḥVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3198 decide, adjudge, prove
for my master’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
sonלְבֶן־lə·ḇen-Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son

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Genesis 24:42 Nehemiah 1:11 · Genesis 24:12–14 · Psalm 37:5 · Psalm 90:17 · Romans 1:10 · Ezra 8:21

Genesis 24:43 Genesis 24:13–14

Genesis 24:44 Genesis 24:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.