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Isaacיִצְחָקwent outוַיֵּצֵאto meditateלָשׂוּחַin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶהas evening drew near;לִפְנוֹת עָרֶבhe lifted upוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesעֵינָיוand saw,וַיַּרְאand look,וְהִנֵּהcamelsגְמַלִּיםwere coming.בָּאִים
Genesis 24:63
Study it in the app“Isaac went out to meditate in the field as evening drew near; he lifted up his eyes and saw, and look, camels were coming.”
Isaac and Rebekah see each other for the first time at duskDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:63, word by word
- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- to meditateשׂוּחַsuach
meditate?
A word found only in Genesis 24:63, of uncertain sense: "meditate", "pray", or "walk".
Where else “suach” appears- in the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appears- as evening drew nearפְנוֹתfenot
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fenot” appears- as evening drew nearעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears- he lifted upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- and sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- camelsגְמַלִּיםgemalim
camel
Camel.
Where else “gemalim” appears- were comingבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears
The context
62Isaac had come back from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the land of the Negev.
63 · This verse (above)
64Rebekah lifted up her eyes and saw Isaac, and she got down from the camel.
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?