Study it in the app“The servant brought out objects of silver and objects of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; and costly gifts he gave to her brother and to her mother.”
The servantהָעֶבֶדbrought outוַיּוֹצֵאobjectsכְּלֵיof silverכֶסֶףand objectsוּכְלֵיof gold,זָהָבand garments,וּבְגָדִיםand gave themוַיִּתֵּןto Rebekah;לְרִבְקָהand costly giftsוּמִגְדָּנֹתhe gaveנָתַןto her brotherלְאָחִיהָand to her mother.וּלְאִמָּהּ
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appearsbring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotse” appearsutensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsgarment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegadim” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearsRebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appearsprecious things
Valuable things, costly gifts.
Where else “migdanot” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “ima” appears52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground to YHWH.
53 · This verse (above)
54He and the men who were with him ate and drank and spent the night. When they rose in the morning, he said, “Send me away to my lord.”
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?
