H9001–/וַ–v

Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you hav

וְהָיָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמְרָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

וַתֵּ֣רֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּֽעַל׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.

וַיָּ֥רָץ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And she said, Take a drink, my lord: and quickly letting down her vessel onto her hand, she gave him a drink.

וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֧רֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃ (וַ) va. “and”

And having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough.

וַתְּכַ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And after putting the water from her vessel into the animals' drinking-place, she went quickly back to the spring and got water for all the camels.

וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּעַ֤ר (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֥רָץ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב (וַ) va. “and”

And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And said to her, Whose daughter are you? is there room in your father's house for us?

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, Nahor's wife.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And she said, We have a great store of dry grass and cattle-food, and there is room for you.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And with bent head the man gave worship to the Lord;

וַיִּקֹּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ (וַ) va “and”

And said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has given a sign that he is good and true to my master, by guiding me straight to the house of my master's family.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the girl went running and took the news of these things to her mother's house

וַתָּ֙רָץ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּגֵּ֖ד (וַ) va. “and”

Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he came out quickly to the man at the water-spring.

וַיָּ֨רָץ (וַ) va “and”

And when he saw the nose-ring and the ornaments on his sister's hands, and when she gave him word of what the man had said to her, then he went out to the man who was waiting with the camels by the water-spring.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then the man came into the house, and Laban took their cords off the camels and gave them dry grass and food, and he gave to him and the men who were with him water for washing their feet.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְפַתַּ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”

And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.

וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.

וַיִּגְדָּ֑ל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And when Sarah, my master's wife, was old, she gave birth to a son, to whom he has given all he has.

וַתֵּ֡לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי (וַ) va “and”

But go to my father's house and to my relations for a wife for my son.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I said to my master, What if the woman will not come with me?

וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”