Isaacיִצְחָקbrought herוַיְבִאֶהָinto the tentהָאֹהֱלָהof Sarahשָׂרָהhis mother,אִמּוֹand he tookוַיִּקַּחRebekah,אֶת רִבְקָהand she becameוַתְּהִיhisלוֹwife,לְאִשָּׁהand he loved her.וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָSo Isaacוַ יִצְחָקwas comfortedיִּנָּחֵםafterאַחֲרֵיthe death of his mother.אִמּוֹ
Genesis 24:67
Study it in the app“Isaac 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.”
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Genesis 24:67, 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- brought herיְבִאֶyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- into the tentאֹהֱלָohela
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohela” appears- of Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
take a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “yikach” appears- Rebekahרִבְקָהrivka
Rebekah
Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob.
Where else “rivka” appears- and she becameתְּהִיtehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tehi” appears- wifeאִשָּׁהisha
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears- and he loved herיֶּאֱהָבֶyeehave
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “yeehave” appears- was comfortedיִּנָּחֵםyinachem
find relief
To recover one's spirits after a loss and feel relief.
Where else “yinachem” appears
The context
66The servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
67 · This verse (above)
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?