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He made the camels kneelוַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּיםoutsideמִחוּץthe cityלָעִירby the wellאֶל בְּאֵרof waterהַמָּיִםat the timeלְעֵתof evening,עֶרֶבthe timeלְעֵתthe women who draw waterהַשֹּׁאֲבֹתgo out.צֵאת
Genesis 24:11
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:11, word by word
- He made the camels kneelיַּבְרֵךְyavrech
make kneel
To kneel, or make a camel kneel.
Where else “yavrech” appears- He made the camels kneelגְּמַלִּיםgemalim
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appears- outsideחוּץchuts
outside
What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.
Where else “chuts” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- by the wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- of waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- at the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- of eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- the women who draw waterשֹּׁאֲבֹתshoavot
draw water
Draw water from a well.
Where else “shoavot” appears- go outצֵאתtset
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tset” appears
The context
10The 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12And he said, “YHWH, the Elohim of my lord Abraham, please make it happen before me today, and show loyal love to my lord Abraham.
To study Genesis 24 in a group
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?