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I saidוָאֹמַרto my lord,אֶל אֲדֹנִי‘Perhapsאֻלַיthe womanהָאִשָּׁהwill not comeלֹא תֵלֵךְafter me.’אַחֲרָי
Genesis 24:39
Study it in the app“I said to my lord, ‘Perhaps the woman will not come after me.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:39, word by word
- I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- to my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- ‘Perhapsאֻלַיulay
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appears- the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- will not comeתֵלֵךְtelech
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “telech” appears
The context
38but to the house of my father you will go, and to my family, and take a wife for my son.’
39 · This verse (above)
40He said to me, ‘YHWH, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and make successful your journey, and you will take a wife for my son from my family and from the house of my father.
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?