Study it in the app“The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels and gave straw and fodder to the camels and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.”
The manהָאִישׁcameוַיָּבֹאinto the house,הַבַּיְתָהand he unloadedוַיְפַתַּחthe camelsהַגְּמַלִּיםand gaveוַיִּתֵּןstrawתֶּבֶןand fodderוּמִסְפּוֹאto the camelsלַגְּמַלִּיםand waterוּמַיִםto washלִרְחֹץhis feetרַגְלָיוand the feetוְרַגְלֵיof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him.אִתּוֹ
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appearsset free
To free a prisoner, or remove a load.
Where else “yefatach” appearscamel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearsstraw
Straw: chopped stalks of grain, used as fodder for animals and in making bricks.
Where else “teven” appearsfodder
Fodder, feed for animals.
Where else “mispo” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearswash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rechots” appearsfoot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears31He said, “Come in, blessed of YHWH! Why do you stand outside? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
32 · This verse (above)
33Then food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” He said, “Speak.”
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?
