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Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam standingנִצָּבbyעַלthe springעֵיןof water,הַמָּיִםand the daughtersוּבְנוֹתof the menאַנְשֵׁיof the cityהָעִירare coming outיֹצְאֹתto drawלִשְׁאֹבwater.מָיִם
Genesis 24:13
Study it in the app“Look, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:13, word by word
- am standingנִצָּבnitsav
stand
To remain upright in a place without moving.
Where else “nitsav” appears- the springעֵיןen
spring
Literally "eye": a place where water wells up from the ground.
Where else “en” appears- of waterמָּיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and the daughtersבְנוֹתvenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “venot” appears- of the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- are coming outיֹצְאֹתyotsot
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsot” appears- to drawשְׁאֹבsheov
draw water
Draw water from a well.
Where else “sheov” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14Let it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please lower your jar so that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels,’ she is the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown loyal love to my lord.”
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?