24:1 And Avraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and YHWH (יהוה) had berach Avraham in all things.
24:2 And Avraham said unto his eved zeken of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
24:3 And I will make thee swear by YHWH (יהוה), the Elohim (אלהים) of heaven, and the Elohim (אלהים) of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Kenaanites, among whom I dwell:
24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Yitzchak (יצחק).
24:5 And the eved said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
24:6 And Avraham said unto him,
Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
24:7 The YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of shamayim, which took me from my father's house, and from eretz my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; He shall send His malakh (messenger) before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
24:8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
24:9 And the eved put his hand under the thigh of Avraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
24:10 (iii) And the eved took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Aram Naharayim, unto the city of Nachor.
24:11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of mayim at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [mayim].
24:12 And he said, O YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of my master Avraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Avraham.
24:13 Hinnei, I stand [here] by the well of mayim; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw mayim:
Vehayah hanaara asher omar eleiha hati-na khadekh veeshteh veamrah sheteh vegam-gemaleikha ashkeh otah hokhakhta leavdekha leyitzkhak uvah eda ki-asita khesed im-adoni:
Now let it come to pass, that the young woman to whom I shall say: 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink' and she says, 'Drink, and I also give your camels a drink'-let her be one You have appointed for Your servant Yitzchak (יצחק). And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.
24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, Hinnei, Rivkah (רבקה) came out, who was born to Betu'el Ben Milkah, the wife of Nachor, Avraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
24:16 And the young woman [was] very fair to look upon, a betulah, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
24:17 And the eved ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little mayim of thy pitcher.
24:18 And she said, Drink, my adon: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw [mayim] for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [mayim], and drew for all his camels.
24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit wHeter YHWH (יהוה) had made his journey prosperous or not.
24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
24:23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge in?
24:24 Ve tomer:
Elav Bat Betu'el anokhi Ben Milkah, Ka asher yaldaleh Nachor.
She said to him, "I am the daughter of Betuel, the son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nachor."
24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped YHWH (יהוה).
24:27 (iv) And he said:
"Baruch [be] YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of my master Avraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, YHWH (יהוה) led me to the house of my master's brethren."
24:28 And the young woman ran, and told [them of] her mother's house these things.
24:29 And Rivkah (רבקה) had a brother, and his name [was] Lavan: and Lavan ran out unto the man, unto the well.
24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rivkah (רבקה) his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, Hinnei, he stood by the camels at the well.
24:31 And he said, Come in, thou Baruch of YHWH (יהוה); wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and mayim to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.
24:33 And there was set [oklah (food)] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
24:34 And he said, I [am] Avraham's eved.
24:35 And YHWH (יהוה) hath berach my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menavadim, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
24:36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Kenaanites, in whose land I dwell:
24:38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
24:40 And he said unto me, YHWH (יהוה), before whom I walk, will send His malakh with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
24:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of my master Avraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Hineh anokhi nitzav al-ein hamayim vehayah haalmah hayotzet lishov veamarti: “eleiha hashekini-na meat-mayim mikadekh”:
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the maiden comes out to draw water, and I say to her: "Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,"
24:44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom YHWH (יהוה) hath appointed out for my master's son.
24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, Hinnei, Rivkah (רבקה) came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [mayim]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
24:46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Betu'el, Nachor's son, whom Milkah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
24:48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped YHWH (יהוה), and Baruch YHWH (יהוה) Elohim (אלהים) of my master Avraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.
24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
24:50 Then Lavan and Betu'el answered and said, The thing proceedeth from YHWH (יהוה): we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
24:51 Hinnei, Rivkah (רבקה) [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as YHWH (יהוה) hath spoken.
24:52 And it came to pass, that, when Avraham's eved heard their words, he worshipped YHWH (יהוה), [bowing himself] to the earth.
24:53 And the eved brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rivkah (רבקה): he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
24:54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were] with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing YHWH (יהוה) hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
24:58 And they called Rivkah (רבקה), and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
24:59 And they sent away Rivkah (רבקה) their sister, and her nurse, and Avraham's eved, and his men. berakhah
24:60 And they said a berakhah over Rivkah (רבקה), and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
24:61 And Rivkah (רבקה) arose, and her naarotei (young women), and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the eved took Rivkah (רבקה), and went his way.
24:62 And Yitzchak (יצחק) came from the way of Be'er laChai Roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
24:63 And Yitzchak (יצחק) went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, Hinnei, the camels [were] coming.
24:64 And Rivkah (רבקה) lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Yitzchak (יצחק), she lighted off the camel.
24:65 For she [had] said unto the eved, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the eved [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
24:66 And the eved told Yitzchak (יצחק) all things that he had done.
24:67 And Yitzchak (יצחק) brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rivkah (רבקה), and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Yitzchak (יצחק) was comforted after his mother's [death].
In Greek language
παρθένος
parthénos; gen. parthénou, masc.-fem., adj. In the NT:
(I) In the fem. as a subst., hē parthénos mean
