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Sarah,שָׂרָהmy lord’sאֲדֹנִיwife,אֵשֶׁתboreוַתֵּלֶדa sonבֵןto my lordלַאדֹנִיafter she had grown old,אַחֲרֵי זִקְנָתָהּand he has givenוַיִּתֶּןhimלּוֹallאֶת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe has.לוֹ
Genesis 24:36
Study it in the app“Sarah, my lord’s wife, bore a son to my lord after she had grown old, and he has given him all that he has.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:36, word by word
- Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- my lord’sאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- a sonבֵןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- after she had grown oldזִקְנָתָziknata
old age
Old age.
Where else “ziknata” appears- and he has givenיִּתֶּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears
The context
35YHWH has blessed my lord greatly, and he has become great. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male slaves and female slaves, camels and donkeys.
36 · This verse (above)
37My lord made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live;
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?