Study it in the app“When he saw the ring and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, “Thus the man spoke to me,” he went to the man; and look, he was standing by the camels at the spring.”
Whenוַיְהִי כִּhe sawרְאֹתthe ringאֶת הַנֶּזֶםand the braceletsוְאֶת הַצְּמִדִיםon the handsעַל יְדֵיof his sister,אֲחֹתוֹand when he heardוּכְשָׁמְעוֹthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof Rebekahרִבְקָהhis sister,אֲחֹתוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Thusכֹּהthe manהָאִישׁspokeדִבֶּרto me,”אֵלַיhe wentוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלthe man;הָאִישׁand look,וְהִנֵּהhe was standingעֹמֵדbyעַלthe camelsהַגְּמַלִּיםatעַלthe spring.הָעָיִן
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appearsring, earring
Ring worn in the nose or the ear as an ornament.
Where else “nezem” appearsbracelet
A ring worn on the wrist.
Where else “tsemidim” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “sham” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appearsRebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appearscamel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appearsspring
Literally "eye": a place where water wells up from the ground.
Where else “ayin” appears29Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
30 · This verse (above)
31He said, “Come in, blessed of YHWH! Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
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?
