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When she had finishedוַתְּכַלgiving him a drink,לְהַשְׁקֹתוֹshe said,וַתֹּאמֶר“I will alsoגַּםdraw waterאֶשְׁאָבfor your camelsלִגְמַלֶּיךָuntilעַד אִםthey have finishedכִּלּוּdrinking.”לִשְׁתֹּת
Genesis 24:19
Study it in the app“When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:19, word by word
- When she had finishedתְּכַלtechal
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “techal” appears- giving him a drinkהַשְׁקֹתhashkot
give drink
To give water or another liquid to people or animals.
Where else “hashkot” appears- she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- draw waterאֶשְׁאָבeshav
draw water
Draw water from a well.
Where else “eshav” appears- for your camelsגְמַלֶּיgemale
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemale” appears- drinkingשְׁתֹּתshetot
drink
Drink.
Where else “shetot” appears
The context
18She said, “Drink, my lord.” And she quickly lowered her jar onto her hand and gave him a drink.
19 · This verse (above)
20She quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.
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?