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Then food was setוַיּוּשַׂםbefore himלְפָנָיוto eat,לֶאֱכֹלbut he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I will not eatלֹא אֹכַלuntilעַד אִםI have toldדִּבַּרְתִּיmy errand.”דְּבָרָיHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Speak.”דַּבֵּר
Genesis 24:33
Study it in the app“Then food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my errand.” He said, “Speak.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:33, word by word
- Then food was setיּוּשַׂםyusam
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yusam” appears- before himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- to eatאֱכֹלechol
feed
To feed.
Where else “echol” appears- but he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- I have toldדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarti” appears- my errandדְּבָרָdevara
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devara” appears
The context
32The 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.
33 · This verse (above)
34He said, “I am Abraham’s servant.
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?