Study it in the app“The servant took ten camels from the camels of his lord and went, with all kinds of good things of his lord in his hand. He rose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.”
The servantהָעֶבֶדtookוַיִּקַּחtenעֲשָׂרָהcamelsגְמַלִּיםfrom the camelsמִגְּמַלֵּיof his lordאֲדֹנָיוand went,וַיֵּלֶךְwith all kindsוְכָלof good thingsטוּבof his lordאֲדֹנָיוin his hand.בְּיָדוֹHe roseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְto Aram-naharaim,אֶל אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִםto the cityאֶל עִירof Nahor.נָחוֹר
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appearsten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appearscamel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearsgood things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuv” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appearsAram-naharaim
Aram-naharaim: "Aram of the two rivers", northern Mesopotamia, where Abraham's relatives lived.
Where else “aram” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsNahor
Nahor, the name of Abraham's grandfather and of one of his brothers; also the town where his brother's family lived.
Where else “nachor” appears9The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord and swore to him concerning this matter.
10 · This verse (above)
11He made the camels kneel outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time the women who draw water go out.
1. What it says
What did Abraham’s servant ask of YHWH by the well, and what did Rebekah do (vv. 12-20)?
2. What it means
What does it show about the servant’s prayer that he asks YHWH for guidance in his task (vv. 12-14, 26-27)?
3. How I live it
In what pending decision can you ask Elohim for guidance and pay attention to what happens?
