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Heהוּאand the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with himעִמּוֹateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drankוַיִּשְׁתּוּand spent the night.וַיָּלִינוּWhen they roseוַיָּקוּמוּin the morning,בַבֹּקֶרhe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Send me awayשַׁלְּחֻנִיto my lord.”לַאדֹנִי
Genesis 24:54
Study it in the app“He 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:54, word by word
- and the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears- and spent the nightיָּלִינוּyalinu
spend the night
To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.
Where else “yalinu” appears- When they roseיָּקוּמוּyakumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appears- in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Send me awayשַׁלְּחֻshalchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalchu” appears- to my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears
The context
53The 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.
54 · This verse (above)
55Her brother and her mother said, “Let the girl stay with us some days, or ten; after that she will go.”
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?