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The servantהָעֶבֶדtoldוַיְסַפֵּרIsaacלְיִצְחָקallאֵת כָּלthe thingsהַדְּבָרִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe had done.עָשָׂה
Genesis 24:66
Study it in the app“The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.”
Isaac and Rebekah see each other for the first time at duskDating and Marriage
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 24:66, word by word
- The servantעֶבֶדeved
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “eved” appears- toldיְסַפֵּרyesaper
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesaper” appears- 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- the thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devarim” appears- he had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
65She said to the servant, “Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?” The servant said, “He is my lord.” So she took the veil and covered herself.
66 · This verse (above)
67Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother, and he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after the death of his mother.
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?