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She also saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“We haveעִמָּנוּbothגַּםstrawתֶּבֶןandגַּםfodderמִסְפּוֹאin plenty,רַבand alsoגַּםroomמָקוֹםto spend the night.”לָלוּן
Genesis 24:25
Study it in the app“She also said to him, “We have both straw and fodder in plenty, and also room to spend the night.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:25, word by word
- She also saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- strawתֶּבֶןteven
straw
Straw: chopped stalks of grain, used as fodder for animals and in making bricks.
Where else “teven” appears- fodderמִסְפּוֹאmispo
fodder
Fodder, feed for animals.
Where else “mispo” appears- in plentyרַבrav
much
In great quantity, more than expected.
Where else “rav” appears- roomמָקוֹםmakom
room
Free room to fit in, a spot with enough space.
Where else “makom” appears- to spend the nightלוּןlun
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “lun” appears
The context
24She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
25 · This verse (above)
26The man bowed his head and bowed down to YHWH
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?