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The servantהָעֶבֶדranוַיָּרָץto meet herלִקְרָאתָהּand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Pleaseנָאlet me sipהַגְמִיאִינִיa littleמְעַטwaterמַיִםfrom your jar.”מִכַּדֵּךְ
Genesis 24:17
Study it in the app“The servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me sip a little water from your jar.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:17, word by word
- The servantעֶבֶדeved
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appears- ranיָּרָץyarats
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yarats” appears- to meet herקְרָאתָkerata
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerata” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- let me sipהַגְמִיאִיhagmii
sip
To take a small swallow.
Where else “hagmii” appears- a littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- from your jarכַּדֵּkade
jar
Jar: an earthen vessel for carrying water or keeping flour.
Where else “kade” appears
The context
16The girl was very beautiful in appearance, a virgin, and no man had known her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
17 · This verse (above)
18She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar onto her hand and gave him a drink.
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?