H9001–/וַ–v

Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink.' She will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' Let the same be she who you have appointed for your servant Isaac. Thereby will I know that you have shown kindness to my master."

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

It happened, before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin, neither had any man known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.

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

The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."

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

She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.

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

When she had done giving him drink, she said, "I will also draw for your camels, until they have done drinking."

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

She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

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

It happened, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

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

and said, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to lodge in?"

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

She said to him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

She said moreover to him, "We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in."

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.

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

He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The young lady ran, and told her mother's house about these words.

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

Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.

וַיָּ֨רָץ (וַ) va “and”

It happened, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, "This is what the man said to me," that he came to the man. Behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.

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

He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

The man came into the house, and he unloaded the camels. He gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

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

Food was set before him to eat. But he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."

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

He said, "I am Abraham's servant.

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va “and”

Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and donkeys.

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

Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

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

My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵ֥נִי (וַ) va “and”

but you shall go to my father's house, and to my relatives, and take a wife for my son.'

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

וָאֹמַ֖ר (וָ) va. “and”