- Genesis 24:10
וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים מִגְּמַלֵּי אֲדֹנָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ וְכׇל־טוּב אֲדֹנָיו בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּקׇם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם אֶל־עִיר נָחוֹר׃
Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and set out, taking with him all the bounty of his master; and he made his way to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְבַר עַבְדָּא עַסְרָא גַּמְלִין מִגַּמְלֵי רִבּוֹנֵיהּ וַאֲזַל וְכָל טוּב רִבּוֹנֵיהּ בִּידֵיהּ וְקָם וַאֲזַל לַאֲרָם דְּעַל פְּרָת לְקַרְתָּא דְּנָחוֹר׃
The servant took ten camels from his master’s camels and departed, and all the property of his master was in his hand. He rose and went to Aram Naharayim [which is next to the river P’ras]; to the city of Nachor.
- Genesis 24:11
וַיַּבְרֵךְ הַגְּמַלִּים מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶל־בְּאֵר הַמָּיִם לְעֵת עֶרֶב לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת׃
He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city, at evening time, the time when women come out to draw water.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַשְׁרִי גַּמְלַיָּא מִבַּרָא לְקַרְתָּא עִם בֵּירָא דְּמַיָּא לְעִדָּן רַמְשָׁא לְעִדָּן דְּנָפְקָן מָלְיָתָא׃
He made the camels kneel [rest] outside the city, beside a well of water, in the evening, at the time the women go out to draw water.
- Genesis 24:12
וַיֹּאמַר ׀ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי הַיּוֹם וַעֲשֵׂה־חֶסֶד עִם אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם׃
And he said, “O ETERNAL One, God of my master Abraham, grant me good fortune this day, and deal graciously with my master Abraham:
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּרִבּוֹנִי אַבְרָהָם זָמֵין כְּעַן קֳדָמַי יוֹמָא דֵין וַעֲבֵיד טִיבוּ עִם רִבּוֹנִי אַבְרָהָם׃
He said, Adonoy, God of my master, Avraham, be present before me today, and act kindly [do goodness] with my master, Avraham.
- Genesis 24:13
הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־עֵין הַמָּיִם וּבְנוֹת אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר יֹצְאֹת לִשְׁאֹב מָיִם׃
Here I stand by the spring as the daughters of the townspeople come out to draw water;
Targum Onkelos
הָא אֲנָא קָאֵים עַל עֵינָא דְּמַיָּא וּבְנָת אֲנָשֵׁי קַרְתָּא יִפְּקָן לְמִמְלֵי מַיָּא׃
Behold, here I stand by this well of water, and the daughters of the townsmen are coming out to draw water.
- Genesis 24:14
וְהָיָה הַנַּעֲרָ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַטִּי־נָא כַדֵּךְ וְאֶשְׁתֶּה וְאָמְרָה שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה אֹתָהּ הֹכַחְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְיִצְחָק וּבָהּ אֵדַע כִּי־עָשִׂיתָ חֶסֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִי׃
let the maiden to whom I say, ‘Please, lower your jar that I may drink,’ and who replies, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels’—let her be the one whom You have decreed for Your servant Isaac. Thereby shall I know that You have dealt graciously with my master.”
Targum Onkelos
וּתְהֵי עוּלֵימְתָא דְּאֵימַר לַהּ אַרְכַּנִי כְעַן קוּלְּתִיךְ וְאֶשְׁתֵּי וְתֵימַר אֵשְׁתְּ וְאַף גַּמְלָךְ אַשְׁקֵי יָתַהּ זָמֵינְתָּא לְעַבְדָּךְ לְיִצְחָק וּבַהּ אֶדַּע אֲרֵי עֲבַדְתְּ טֵיבוּ עִם רִבּוֹנִי׃
Let it be that the girl to whom I say, Please [Now], tip over your pitcher that I may drink and she will say Drink, and I will also give your camels to drink, will be the one whom You have determined for your servant, Yitzchok. With her I will know that You have dealt kindly [with goodness] with my master.
- Genesis 24:15
וַיְהִי־הוּא טֶרֶם כִּלָּה לְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה רִבְקָה יֹצֵאת אֲשֶׁר יֻלְּדָה לִבְתוּאֵל בֶּן־מִלְכָּה אֵשֶׁת נָחוֹר אֲחִי אַבְרָהָם וְכַדָּהּ עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ׃
He had scarcely finished speaking, when Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel, the son of Milcah the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor, came out with her jar on her shoulder.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה הוּא עַד לָא שֵׁיצִי לְמַלָּלָא וְהָא רִבְקָה נְפַקַת דְּאִתְיְלֵידַת לִבְתוּאֵל בַּר מִלְכָּה אִתַּת נָחוֹר אֲחוּהִי דְּאַבְרָהָם וְקוּלְּתַהּ עַל כַּתְפַּהּ׃
He had not yet finished speaking, and behold Rivkah came out. She had been born to Besu’eil, the son of Milkah, the wife of Nachor, Avraham’s brother. Her pitcher was on her shoulder.
- Genesis 24:16
וְהַנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּעַל׃
The maiden was very beautiful, a virgin whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up.
Targum Onkelos
וְעוּלֵימְתָא שַׁפִּירָא לְמִחְזֵי לַחְדָּא בְּתוּלְתָא וּגְבַר לָא יַדְעַהּ וּנְחַתַת לְעֵינָא וּמְלָת קוּלְּתַהּ וּסְלֵיקַת׃
The girl was very good looking—a virgin—no man had known her. She went down to the well, filled her pitcher, and came up.
- Genesis 24:17
וַיָּרׇץ הָעֶבֶד לִקְרָאתָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַט־מַיִם מִכַּדֵּךְ׃
The servant ran toward her and said, “Please, let me sip a little water from your jar.”
Targum Onkelos
וּרְהַט עַבְדָּא לְקַדָּמוּתַהּ וַאֲמַר אַשְׁקַנִי כְעַן זְעֵיר מַיָּא מִקּוּלְּתִיךְ׃
The servant ran toward her and said, Please [Now] let me sip a little water from your pitcher.
- Genesis 24:18
וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה אֲדֹנִי וַתְּמַהֵר וַתֹּרֶד כַּדָּהּ עַל־יָדָהּ וַתַּשְׁקֵהוּ׃
“Drink, my lord,” she said, and she quickly lowered her jar upon her hand and let him drink.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרַת אֵשְׁתְּ רִבּוֹנִי וְאוֹחִיאַת וַאֲחֵיתַת קוּלְּתַהּ עַל יְדַהּ וְאַשְׁקִיתֵיהּ׃
She said, Drink, my master, and she quickly lowered her pitcher to her hand, and let him drink.
- Genesis 24:19
וַתְּכַל לְהַשְׁקֹתוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר גַּם לִגְמַלֶּיךָ אֶשְׁאָב עַד אִם־כִּלּוּ לִשְׁתֹּת׃
When she had let him drink his fill, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they finish drinking.”
Targum Onkelos
וְשֵׁיצִיאַת לְאַשְׁקָיוּתֵיהּ וַאֲמַרַת אַף לְגַמְלָךְ אֶמְלֵי עַד דִּיסַפְּקוּן לְמִשְׁתֵּי׃
When she had finished giving him to drink, she said, I will also draw water for your camels, until they will have finished drinking [had enough to drink].
- Genesis 24:20
וַתְּמַהֵר וַתְּעַר כַּדָּהּ אֶל־הַשֹּׁקֶת וַתָּרׇץ עוֹד אֶל־הַבְּאֵר לִשְׁאֹב וַתִּשְׁאַב לְכׇל־גְּמַלָּיו׃
Quickly emptying her jar into the trough, she ran back to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels.
Targum Onkelos
וְאוֹחִיאַת וּנְפַצַת קוּלְּתַהּ לְבֵית שִׁקְיָא וּרְהַטַת עוֹד לְבֵירָא לְמִמְלֵי וּמְלָת לְכָל גַּמְלוֹהִי׃
She quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough and she ran to the well again to draw water. and she drew water for all his camels.
- Genesis 24:21
וְהָאִישׁ מִשְׁתָּאֵה לָהּ מַחֲרִישׁ לָדַעַת הַהִצְלִיחַ יְהֹוָה דַּרְכּוֹ אִם־לֹא׃
The man, meanwhile, stood gazing at her, silently wondering whether GOD had made his errand successful or not.
Targum Onkelos
וְגוּבְרָא שָׁהֵי בַּהּ מִסְתַּכַּל שָׁתֵיק לְמִדַּע הַאַצְלַח יְיָ אוֹרְחֵיהּ אִם לָא׃
The man, wondering at her, remained silent, waiting to determine [The man waited and observed silently to determine] whether Adonoy had made his mission successful, or not.
- Genesis 24:22
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ הַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁתּוֹת וַיִּקַּח הָאִישׁ נֶזֶם זָהָב בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ וּשְׁנֵי צְמִידִים עַל־יָדֶיהָ עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מִשְׁקָלָם׃
When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose-ring weighing a half-shekel, and two gold bands for her arms, ten shekels in weight.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה כַּד סְפִיקוּ גַּמְלַיָּא לְמִשְׁתֵּי וּנְסֵיב גּוּבְרָא קְדָשָׁא דְּדַהְבָּא תִּקְלָא מַתְקָלֵיהּ וּתְרֵין שֵׁירִין עַל יְדַהָא מַתְקַל עֲסַר סִלְעִין דִּדְהַב מַתְקָלְהוֹן׃
When the camels had finished drinking [had enough to drink], the man took a gold nose ring, weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her arms, weighing ten gold shekel.
- Genesis 24:23
וַיֹּאמֶר בַּת־מִי אַתְּ הַגִּידִי נָא לִי הֲיֵשׁ בֵּית־אָבִיךְ מָקוֹם לָנוּ לָלִין׃
“Pray tell me,” he said, “whose daughter are you? Is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר בַּת מַן אַתְּ חַוַּא כְעַן לִי הַאִית בֵּית אֲבוּיִךְ אֲתַר כָּשַׁר לַנָא לִמְבָּת׃
He said to her, Whose daughter are you? Please [Now] tell me. Is there [a fitting] place in your father’s house for us to spend the night.
- Genesis 24:24
וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל אָנֹכִי בֶּן־מִלְכָּה אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְנָחוֹר׃
She replied, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרַת לֵיהּ בַּת בְּתוּאֵל אֲנָא בַּר מִלְכָּה דִּילֵידַת לְנָחוֹר׃
She said to him, I am the daughter of Besueil, the son of Milkah, whom she bore to Nachor.
- Genesis 24:25
וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו גַּם־תֶּבֶן גַּם־מִסְפּוֹא רַב עִמָּנוּ גַּם־מָקוֹם לָלוּן׃
And she went on, “There is plenty of straw and feed at home, and also room to spend the night.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרַת לֵיהּ אַף תִּבְנָא אַף כִּסְּתָא סַגִּי עִמַּנָא אַף אֲתַר כָּשַׁר לִמְבָּת׃
She said to him, We have plenty of straw and fodder, and also a [fitting] place to spend the night.
- Genesis 24:26
וַיִּקֹּד הָאִישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לַיהֹוָה׃
The man bowed low in homage to GOD
Targum Onkelos
וּכְרַע גּוּבְרָא וּסְגֵיד קֳדָם יְיָ׃
The man bowed [his head] and prostrated himself to [before] Adonoy.