Study it in the app“And I bowed my head and bowed down to YHWH, and I blessed YHWH, the Elohim of my lord Abraham, who had led me on a true way to take the daughter of my lord’s brother for his son.”
And I bowed my headוָאֶקֹּדand bowed downוָאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶהto YHWH,לַיהוָהand I blessedוָאֲבָרֵךְYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof my lordאֲדֹנִיAbraham,אַבְרָהָםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad led meהִנְחַנִיon a trueאֱמֶתwayבְּדֶרֶךְto takeלָקַחַתthe daughterאֶת בַּתof my lord’sאֲדֹנִיbrotherאֲחִיfor his son.לִבְנוֹ
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “ekod” appearsworship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “eshtachave” appearsYHWH
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 “yhva” appearspraise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “avarech” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearsAbraham
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” appearslead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “hinach” appearstruth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “emet” appearsroad
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appearstake a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “kachat” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appearsrelative
A close relative of the same family, like a nephew.
Where else “achi” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears47Then I asked her and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her hands.
48 · This verse (above)
49So now, if you are going to show loyal love and faithfulness to my lord, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn to the right or to the left.”
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?
