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She quicklyוַתְּמַהֵרemptiedוַתְּעַרher jarכַּדָּהּintoאֶלthe troughהַשֹּׁקֶתand ranוַתָּרָץagainעוֹדtoאֶלthe wellהַבְּאֵרto draw,לִשְׁאֹבand she drewוַתִּשְׁאַבfor allלְכָלhis camels.גְּמַלָּיו
Genesis 24:20
Study it in the app“She quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:20, word by word
- She quicklyתְּמַהֵרtemaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “temaher” appears- emptiedתְּעַרtear
empty
To drain completely; "give up one's soul".
Where else “tear” appears- her jarכַּדָּkada
jar
Jar: an earthen vessel for carrying water or keeping flour.
Where else “kada” appears- the troughשֹּׁקֶתshoket
trough
Trough: a basin where animals drink.
Where else “shoket” appears- and ranתָּרָץtarats
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “tarats” appears- the wellבְּאֵרbeer
well
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appears- to drawשְׁאֹבsheov
draw water
Draw water from a well.
Where else “sheov” appears- his camelsגְּמַלָּיgemalay
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalay” appears
The context
19When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.”
20 · This verse (above)
21The man was gazing at her, keeping silent, to know whether YHWH had made successful his journey or not.
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?