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She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Drink,שְׁתֵהmy lord.”אֲדֹנִיAnd she quicklyוַתְּמַהֵרloweredוַתֹּרֶדher jarכַּדָּהּontoעַלher handיָדָהּand gave him a drink.וַתַּשְׁקֵהוּ
Genesis 24:18
Study it in the app“She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar onto her hand and gave him a drink.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:18, word by word
- She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Drinkשְׁתֵהshete
drink
Drink.
Where else “shete” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- And she quicklyתְּמַהֵרtemaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “temaher” appears- loweredתֹּרֶדtored
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “tored” appears- her jarכַּדָּkada
jar
Jar: an earthen vessel for carrying water or keeping flour.
Where else “kada” appears- her handיָדָyada
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” appears- and gave him a drinkתַּשְׁקֵtashke
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “tashke” appears
The context
17The servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me sip a little water from your jar.”
18 · This verse (above)
19When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.”
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?