H9001–/וַ–v

and it hath been, the young person unto whom I say, Incline, I pray thee, thy pitcher, and I drink, and she hath said, Drink, and I water also thy camels) -- her Thou hast decided for Thy servant, for Isaac; and by it I know that Thou hast done kindness with my lord.'

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

And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the young person `is' of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

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

And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, `Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

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

and she saith, `Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink.

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

And she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, `Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;'

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

and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.

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

And it cometh to pass when the camels have finished drinking, that the man taketh a golden ring (whose weight `is' a bekah), and two bracelets for her hands (whose weight `is' ten `bekahs' of gold),

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

and saith, `Whose daughter `art' thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in?'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And she saith unto him, `I `am' daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she hath borne to Nahor.'

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

She saith also unto him, `Both straw and provender `are' abundant with us, also a place to lodge in.'

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,

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

and saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of my lord Abraham, who hath not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord; -- I `being' in the way, Jehovah hath led me to the house of my lord's brethren.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the young person runneth, and declareth to the house of her mother according to these words.

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

And Rebekah hath a brother, and his name `is' Laban, and Laban runneth unto the man who `is' without, unto the fountain;

וַיָּ֨רָץ (וַ) va “and”

yea, it cometh to pass, when he seeth the ring, and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heareth the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, `Thus hath the man spoken unto me,' that he cometh in unto the man, and lo, he is standing by the camels by the fountain.

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

And he saith, `Come in, O blessed one of Jehovah, why standest thou without, and I -- I have prepared the house and place for the camels!'

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he bringeth in the man into the house, and looseth the camels, and giveth straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men who `are' with him:

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

and setteth before him to eat; but he saith, `I do not eat till I have spoken my word;' and he saith, `Speak.'

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

And he saith, `I `am' Abraham's servant;

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

and Jehovah hath blessed my lord exceedingly, and he is great; and He giveth to him flock, and herd, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and camels, and asses;

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

and Sarah, my lord's wife, beareth a son to my lord, after she hath been aged, and he giveth to him all that he hath.

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

`And my lord causeth me to swear, saying, Thou dost not take a wife to my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in whose land I am dwelling.

וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי (וַ) va “and”

If not -- unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

`And I say unto my lord, It may be the woman doth not come after me;

וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”