- Genesis 24:27
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָזַב חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּוֹ מֵעִם אֲדֹנִי אָנֹכִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ נָחַנִי יְהֹוָה בֵּית אֲחֵי אֲדֹנִי׃
and said, “Blessed be the ETERNAL, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld steadfast faithfulness from my master. For I have been guided on my errand by GOD, to the house of my master’s kin.”
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וַאֲמַר בְּרִיךְ יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּרִבּוֹנִי אַבְרָהָם דְּלָא מְנַע טֵיבוּתֵיהּ וְקוּשְׁטֵיהּ מִן רִבּוֹנִי אֲנָא בְּאוֹרַח תָּקְנָא דַּבְּרַנִי יְיָ לְבֵית אֲחוּהִי דְּרִבּוֹנִי׃
He said, Blessed is Adonoy, God of my master, Avraham, Who has not abandoned His kindness [goodness] and truth [in dealing] with my master. I am still on the [straight] road and Adonoy has led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
- Genesis 24:28
וַתָּרׇץ הַנַּעֲרָ וַתַּגֵּד לְבֵית אִמָּהּ כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה׃
The maiden ran and told all this to her mother’s household.
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וּרְהַטַת עוּלֵימְתָא וְחַוִּיאַת לְבֵית אִמַּהּ כְּפִתְגָמַיָּא הָאִלֵּין׃
The girl ran and told her mother’s household of these these happenings.
- Genesis 24:29
וּלְרִבְקָה אָח וּשְׁמוֹ לָבָן וַיָּרׇץ לָבָן אֶל־הָאִישׁ הַחוּצָה אֶל־הָעָיִן׃
Now Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban. Laban ran out to the man at the spring—
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וּלְרִבְקָה אֲחָא וּשְׁמֵיהּ לָבָן וּרְהַט לָבָן לְוָת גּוּבְרָא לְבָרָא לְעֵינָא׃
Rivkah had a brother whose name was Lavan, and Lavan ran outside to the man [standing] at the well.
- Genesis 24:30
וַיְהִי ׀ כִּרְאֹת אֶת־הַנֶּזֶם וְאֶת־הַצְּמִדִים עַל־יְדֵי אֲחֹתוֹ וּכְשׇׁמְעוֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי רִבְקָה אֲחֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר כֹּה־דִבֶּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הָאִישׁ וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים עַל־הָעָיִן׃
when he saw the nose-ring and the bands on his sister’s arms, and when he heard his sister Rebekah say, “Thus the man spoke to me.” He went up to the man, who was still standing beside the camels at the spring.
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וַהֲוָה כַּד חֲזָא יָת קְדָשָׁא וְיָת שֵׁירַיָּא עַל יְדֵי אֲחָתֵיהּ וְכַד שְׁמַע יָת פִּתְגָמֵי רִבְקָה אֲחָתֵיהּ לְמֵימַר כְּדֵין מַלֵּיל עִמִּי גּוּבְרָא וַאֲתָא לְוָת גּוּבְרָא וְהָא קָאֵים עִלָּוֵי גַּמְלַיָּא עַל עֵינָא׃
When he had seen the nose ring and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and heard the words of his sister, Rivkah saying, this is what the man spoke to me, that he [then] came to the man, who was still standing beside the camels at the well.
- Genesis 24:31
וַיֹּאמֶר בּוֹא בְּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה לָמָּה תַעֲמֹד בַּחוּץ וְאָנֹכִי פִּנִּיתִי הַבַּיִת וּמָקוֹם לַגְּמַלִּים׃
“Come in, O blessed of GOD,” he said, “why do you remain outside, when I have made ready the house and a place for the camels?”
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וַאֲמַר עוֹל בְּרִיכָא דַּייָ לְמָא אַתְּ קָאֵים בְּבָרָא וַאֲנָא פַנֵּיתִי בֵּיתָא וַאֲתַר כָּשַׁר לְגַמְלַיָּא׃
He [Lavan] said, Come, you who are blessed of Adonoy, why are you standing outside? I have emptied the house and [prepared] a [fitting] place for the camels.
- Genesis 24:32
וַיָּבֹא הָאִישׁ הַבַּיְתָה וַיְפַתַּח הַגְּמַלִּים וַיִּתֵּן תֶּבֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא לַגְּמַלִּים וּמַיִם לִרְחֹץ רַגְלָיו וְרַגְלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ׃
So the man entered the house, and the camels were unloaded. The camels were given straw and feed, and water was brought to bathe his feet and those of his entourage.
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וְעָאל גּוּבְרָא לְבֵיתָא וּשְׁרָא מִן גַּמְלַיָּא וִיהַב תִּבְנָא וְכִסְּתָא לְגַמְלַיָּא וּמַיָּא לְאַסְחָאָה רַגְלוֹהִי וְרַגְלֵי גּוּבְרַיָּא דְּעִמֵּיהּ׃
The man came into the house and unmuzzled the camels. [Lavan] gave the camels straw and fodder, and water to wash his [the man’s] feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
- Genesis 24:33
(ויישם) [וַיּוּשַׂם] לְפָנָיו לֶאֱכֹל וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֹכַל עַד אִם־דִּבַּרְתִּי דְּבָרָי וַיֹּאמֶר דַּבֵּר׃
But when food was set before him, he said, “I will not eat until I have told my tale.” He said, “Speak, then.”
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וְשַׁוִּיאוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי לְמֵיכַל וַאֲמַר לָא אֵיכוֹל עַד דַּאֲמַלֵּיל פִּתְגָמָי וַאֲמַר מַלֵּיל׃
Food was set before him, but he said, I will not eat until I have spoken my words. He replied, Speak.
- Genesis 24:34
וַיֹּאמַר עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אָנֹכִי׃
“I am Abraham’s servant,” he began.
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וַאֲמַר עַבְדָּא דְּאַבְרָהָם אֲנָא׃
He said, I am the servant of Avraham.
- Genesis 24:35
וַיהֹוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִי מְאֹד וַיִּגְדָּל וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ צֹאן וּבָקָר וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וַעֲבָדִם וּשְׁפָחֹת וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִים׃
“GOD has greatly blessed my master, who has become rich—giving him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.
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וַייָ בָּרֵיךְ יָת רִבּוֹנִי לַחְדָּא וּסְגִי וִיהַב לֵיהּ עָאן וְתוֹרִין וּכְסַף וּדְהַב וְעַבְדִּין וְאַמְהָן וְגַמְלִין וּחְמָרִין׃
Adonoy blessed my master greatly and he prospered. He gave him sheep, cattle, silver, gold, male slaves, female slaves, camels and donkeys.
- Genesis 24:36
וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנִי בֵן לַאדֹנִי אַחֲרֵי זִקְנָתָהּ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ׃
And Sarah, my master’s wife, bore my master a son in her old age, and he has assigned to him everything he owns.
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וִילֵידַת שָׂרָה אִתַּת רִבּוֹנִי בַּר לְרִבּוֹנִי בָּתַר דְּסֵיבַת וִיהַב לֵיהּ יָת כָּל דְּלֵיהּ׃
Sarah, the wife of my master gave birth to a son to my master, after she had grown old, and he has given him all that he possesses.
- Genesis 24:37
וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵנִי אֲדֹנִי לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יֹשֵׁב בְּאַרְצוֹ׃
Now my master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell;
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וְקַיֵּים עֲלַי רִבּוֹנִי לְמֵימַר לָא תִּסַּב אִתְּתָא לִבְרִי מִבְּנָת כְּנַעֲנָאֵי דַּאֲנָא יָתֵיב בַּאֲרַעְהוֹן׃
My master placed me under oath, saying, Do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live.
- Genesis 24:38
אִם־לֹא אֶל־בֵּית־אָבִי תֵּלֵךְ וְאֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי׃
but you shall go to my father’s house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.’
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אֱלָהֵין לְבֵית אַבָּא תֵּיזֵיל וּלְזַרְעִיתִי וְתִסַּב אִתְּתָא לִבְרִי׃
Instead, you must go to my father’s house, and to my family. Take a wife for my son.
- Genesis 24:39
וָאֹמַר אֶל־אֲדֹנִי אֻלַי לֹא־תֵלֵךְ הָאִשָּׁה אַחֲרָי׃
And I said to my master, ‘What if the woman does not follow me?’
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וַאֲמַרִית לְרִבּוֹנִי מָאִם לָא תֵּיתֵי אִתְּתָא בָּתְרָי׃
I said to my master, Perhaps the woman will not come back with me?
- Genesis 24:40
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנָיו יִשְׁלַח מַלְאָכוֹ אִתָּךְ וְהִצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֶּךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּי וּמִבֵּית אָבִי׃
He replied to me, ‘GOD, whose ways I have followed, will send an angel with you and make your errand successful; and you will get a wife for my son from my kindred, from my father’s house.
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וַאֲמַר לִי יְיָ דִּפְלַחִית קֳדָמוֹהִי יִשְׁלַח מַלְאֲכֵיהּ עִמָּךְ וְיַצְלַח אוֹרְחָךְ וְתִסַּב אִתְּתָא לִבְרִי מִזַּרְעִיתִי וּמִבֵּית אַבָּא׃
He said to me, Adonoy, before Whom I have walked [worshiped], will send His angel with you, and make your journey successful. You will then take a wife for my son from my family and from my fathers house.
- Genesis 24:41
אָז תִּנָּקֶה מֵאָלָתִי כִּי תָבוֹא אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְאִם־לֹא יִתְּנוּ לָךְ וְהָיִיתָ נָקִי מֵאָלָתִי׃
Thus only shall you be freed from my adjuration: if, when you come to my kindred, they refuse you—only then shall you be freed from my adjuration.’
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בְּכֵין תְּהֵי זָכָא מִמּוֹמָתִי אֲרֵי תְּהָךְ לְזַרְעִיתִי וְאִם לָא יִתְּנוּן לָךְ וּתְהֵי זָכָא מִמּוֹמָתִי׃
You will then be absolved from my oath, if when you come [go] to my family, and they will not give her to you. You will be absolved from my oath.
- Genesis 24:42
וָאָבֹא הַיּוֹם אֶל־הָעָיִן וָאֹמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אִם־יֶשְׁךָ־נָּא מַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכִּי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ עָלֶיהָ׃
“I came today to the spring, and I said: ‘O ETERNAL One, God of my master Abraham, if You would indeed grant success to the errand on which I am engaged!
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וַאֲתֵיתִי יוֹמָא דֵּין לְעֵינָא וַאֲמַרִית יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּרִבּוֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אִם אִית כְּעַן רַעֲוָא קֳדָמָךְ לְאַצְלָחָא אוֹרְחִי דַּאֲנָא אָזֵיל עֲלַהּ׃
I came this day to the well, and I said, Adonoy, God of my master, Avraham, if You will grant success [if it is pleasing before You to grant success] to my journey on which I am going.
- Genesis 24:43
הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־עֵין הַמָּיִם וְהָיָה הָעַלְמָה הַיֹּצֵאת לִשְׁאֹב וְאָמַרְתִּי אֵלֶיהָ הַשְׁקִינִי־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם מִכַּדֵּךְ׃
As I stand by the spring of water, let the young woman who comes out to draw and to whom I say, “Please, let me drink a little water from your jar,”
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הָא אֲנָא קָאֵים עַל עֵינָא דְּמַיָּא וּתְהֵי עוּלֵימְתָא דְּתִפּוֹק לְמִמְלֵי וְאֵימַר לַהּ אַשְׁקַנִי כְעַן זְעֵיר מַיָּא מִקּוּלְּתִיךְ׃
Behold, here I stand at the well of water. When a girl comes out to draw water, I will say to her, Please [Now] let me drink a little water from your pitcher.
- Genesis 24:44
וְאָמְרָה אֵלַי גַּם־אַתָּה שְׁתֵה וְגַם לִגְמַלֶּיךָ אֶשְׁאָב הִוא הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־הֹכִיחַ יְהֹוָה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנִי׃
and who answers, “You may drink, and I will also draw for your camels”—let her be the wife whom GOD has decreed for my master’s son.’
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וְתֵימַר לִי אַף אַתְּ אֵשְׁתְּ וְאַף לְגַמְלָךְ אֶמְלֵי הִיא אִתְּתָא דְּזָמֵין יְיָ לְבַר רִבּוֹנִי׃
If she says to me, You too may drink, and I will also draw water for your camels, then she is the one whom Adonoy has determined for the son of my master.
- Genesis 24:45
אֲנִי טֶרֶם אֲכַלֶּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל־לִבִּי וְהִנֵּה רִבְקָה יֹצֵאת וְכַדָּהּ עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתִּשְׁאָב וָאֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַשְׁקִינִי נָא׃
I had scarcely finished praying in my heart, when Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder, and went down to the spring and drew. And I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
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אֲנָא עַד לָא שֵׁיצִיתִי לְמַלָּלָא בְּלִבִּי וְהָא רִבְקָה נְפַקַת וְקוּלְּתַהּ עַל כַּתְפַּהּ וּנְחַתַת לְעֵינָא וּמְלָת וַאֲמַרִית לַהּ אַשְׁקַנִי כְעַן׃
Before I had finished speaking thus in my heart, when suddenly Rivkah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the well and drew water; and I said to her, Please [Now] give me a drink,
- Genesis 24:46
וַתְּמַהֵר וַתּוֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ מֵעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה וָאֵשְׁתְּ וְגַם הַגְּמַלִּים הִשְׁקָתָה׃
She quickly lowered her jar and said, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
Targum Onkelos
וְאוֹחִיאַת וַאֲחֵיתַת קוּלְּתַהּ מִנַּהּ וַאֲמַרַת אֵשְׁתְּ וְאַף גַּמְלָךְ אַשְׁקֵי וּשְׁתִיתִי וְאַף גַּמְלַיָּא אַשְׁקִיאַת׃
She quickly lowered her pitcher and said, Drink, and I will also give your camels to drink. I drank and she also gave the camels to drink.
- Genesis 24:47
וָאֶשְׁאַל אֹתָהּ וָאֹמַר בַּת־מִי אַתְּ וַתֹּאמֶר בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל בֶּן־נָחוֹר אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה־לּוֹ מִלְכָּה וָאָשִׂם הַנֶּזֶם עַל־אַפָּהּ וְהַצְּמִידִים עַל־יָדֶיהָ׃
I inquired of her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ And she said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.’ And I put the ring on her nose and the bands on her arms.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁאֵילִית יָתַהּ וַאֲמַרִית בַּת מַן אַתְּ וַאֲמַרַת בַּת בְּתוּאֵל בַּר נָחוֹר דִּילֵידַת לֵיהּ מִלְכָּה וְשַׁוִּיתִי קְדָשָׁא עַל אַפַּהּ וְשֵׁירַיָּא עַל יְדַהָא׃
I asked her and said, Whose daughter are you? She replied, The daughter of Besueil, son of Nachor, whom Milkah bore unto him. I [then] placed a nose ring on her face and bracelets upon her hands.
- Genesis 24:48
וָאֶקֹּד וָאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לַיהֹוָה וָאֲבָרֵךְ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר הִנְחַנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ אֱמֶת לָקַחַת אֶת־בַּת־אֲחִי אֲדֹנִי לִבְנוֹ׃
Then I bowed low in homage to GOD—and I blessed the ETERNAL, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way to get the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְרַעִית וּסְגֵידִית קֳדָם יְיָ וּבָרֵיכִית יָת יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּרִבּוֹנִי אַבְרָהָם דְּדַבְּרַנִי בְּאוֹרַח קְשׁוֹט לְמִסַּב יָת בַּת אֲחוּהִי דְּרִבּוֹנִי לִבְרֵיהּ׃
I bowed and prostrated myself to [before] Adonoy, and I blessed Adonoy, God of my master Avraham, Who led me on the true path [in order] to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- Genesis 24:49
וְעַתָּה אִם־יֶשְׁכֶם עֹשִׂים חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אֶת־אֲדֹנִי הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאִם־לֹא הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאֶפְנֶה עַל־יָמִין אוֹ עַל־שְׂמֹאל׃
And now, if you mean to treat my master with true kindness, tell me; and if not, tell me also, that I may turn right or left.”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אִם אִיתֵיכוֹן עָבְדִין טֵיבוּ וּקְשׁוֹט עִם רִבּוֹנִי חַוּוֹ לִי וְאִם לָא חַוּוֹ לִי וְאֶתְפְּנֵי עַל יַמִּינָא אוֹ עַל שְׂמָאלָא׃
Now if you want to do what is kind [good] and true to my master, tell me. If not, tell me, and I will turn to the right or to the left.
- Genesis 24:50
וַיַּעַן לָבָן וּבְתוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵיְהֹוָה יָצָא הַדָּבָר לֹא נוּכַל דַּבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַע אוֹ־טוֹב׃
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The matter was decreed by GOD; we cannot speak to you bad or good.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתֵיב לָבָן וּבְתוּאֵל וַאֲמַרוּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ נְפַק פִּתְגָמָא לֵית אֲנַחְנָא יָכְלִין לְמַלָּלָא עִמָּךְ בִּישׁ אוֹ טָב׃
Lavan and Besueil answered and said, This is from [before] Adonoy, we cannot say anything to you, bad or good.
- Genesis 24:51
הִנֵּה־רִבְקָה לְפָנֶיךָ קַח וָלֵךְ וּתְהִי אִשָּׁה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה׃
Here is Rebekah before you; take her and go, and let her be a wife to your master’s son, as GOD has spoken.”
Targum Onkelos
הָא רִבְקָה קֳדָמָךְ דְּבַר וְאִיזֵיל וּתְהֵי אִתְּתָא לְבַר רִבּוֹנָךְ כְּמָא דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ׃
Here, Rivkah is before you, take her and go. Let her be a wife to your master’s son, as Adonoy has spoken.
- Genesis 24:52
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה לַיהֹוָה׃
When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed low to the ground before GOD.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁמַע עַבְדָּא דְּאַבְרָהָם יָת פִּתְגָמֵיהוֹן וּסְגֵיד עַל אַרְעָא קֳדָם יְיָ׃
When Avraham’s servant heard their words, he prostrated himself to the ground to [before] Adonoy.