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I cameוָאָבֹאtodayהַיּוֹםto the springאֶל הָעָיִןand said,וָאֹמַר‘YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof my lordאֲדֹנִיAbraham,אַבְרָהָםifאִםnow you areיֶשְׁךָ נָּאmaking successfulמַצְלִיחַmy journeyדַּרְכִּיon whichאֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָIאָנֹכִיam going,הֹלֵךְ
Genesis 24:42
Study it in the app“I came today to the spring and said, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of my lord Abraham, if now you are making successful my journey on which I am going,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:42, word by word
- I cameאָבֹאavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “avo” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- to the springעָיִןayin
spring
Literally "eye": a place where water wells up from the ground.
Where else “ayin” appears- and saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- ‘YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- making successfulמַצְלִיחַmatsliach
prosper
To go well, thrive.
Where else “matsliach” appears- my journeyדַּרְכִּdarki
journey
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “darki” appears- am goingהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears
The context
41Then you will be free from my imprecation, when you come to my family; and if they do not give her to you, you will be free from my imprecation.’
42 · This verse (above)
43look, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”
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?