--- title: Genesis 24 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees · page 2 description: Genesis chapter 24 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And Abraham was old, well stricken in age; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/24/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / chapter 24 # Genesis 24 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/24/) **2** And there was set food before him to eat; but he said: 'I will not eat, until I have told mine errand.' And he said: 'Speak on.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.654/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאמַר עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אָנֹֽכִי׃[34](../../../../GEN.24.34/ "tree and pragmatics") And he said: 'I am Abraham's servant.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.655/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיהוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִי מְאֹד וַיִּגְדָּל וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ צֹאן וּבָקָר וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וַעֲבָדִם וּשְׁפָחֹת וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִֽים׃[35](../../../../GEN.24.35/ "tree and pragmatics") And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.656/ "tree and pragmatics") וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנִי בֵן לַֽאדֹנִי אַחֲרֵי זִקְנָתָהּ וַיִּתֶּן־לּוֹאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ׃[36](../../../../GEN.24.36/ "tree and pragmatics") And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and unto him hath he given all that he hath.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.657/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵנִי אֲדֹנִי לֵאמֹר לֹא־תִקַּח אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִבְּנוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יֹשֵׁב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃[37](../../../../GEN.24.37/ "tree and pragmatics") And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.658/ "tree and pragmatics") אִם־לֹא אֶל־בֵּית־אָבִי תֵּלֵךְ וְאֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִֽי׃[38](../../../../GEN.24.38/ "tree and pragmatics") But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.659/ "tree and pragmatics") וָאֹמַר אֶל־אֲדֹנִי אֻלַי לֹא־תֵלֵךְ הָאִשָּׁה אַחֲרָֽי׃[39](../../../../GEN.24.39/ "tree and pragmatics") And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.660/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנָיו יִשְׁלַח מַלְאָכוֹ אִתָּךְ וְהִצְלִיחַ דַּרְכֶּךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִי מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתִּי וּמִבֵּית אָבִֽי׃[40](../../../../GEN.24.40/ "tree and pragmatics") And he said unto me: The LORD, before whom I walk, will send His angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house;[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.661/ "tree and pragmatics") אָז תִּנָּקֶה מֵאָלָתִי כִּי תָבוֹא אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְאִם־לֹא יִתְּנוּ לָךְ וְהָיִיתָ נָקִי מֵאָלָתִֽי׃[41](../../../../GEN.24.41/ "tree and pragmatics") then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.662/ "tree and pragmatics") וָאָבֹא הַיּוֹם אֶל־הָעָיִן וָאֹמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אִם־יֶשְׁךָ־נָּא מַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכִּי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ עָלֶֽיהָ׃[42](../../../../GEN.24.42/ "tree and pragmatics") And I came this day unto the fountain, and said: O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now Thou do prosper my way which I go:[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.663/ "tree and pragmatics") הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־עֵין הַמָּיִם וְהָיָה הָֽעַלְמָה הַיֹּצֵאת לִשְׁאֹב וְאָמַרְתִּי אֵלֶיהָ הַשְׁקִֽינִי־נָא מְעַט־מַיִם מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃[43](../../../../GEN.24.43/ "tree and pragmatics") behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.664/ "tree and pragmatics") וְאָמְרָה אֵלַי גַּם־אַתָּה שְׁתֵה וְגַם לִגְמַלֶּיךָ אֶשְׁאָב הִוא הָֽאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־הֹכִיחַ יְהוָה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנִֽי׃[44](../../../../GEN.24.44/ "tree and pragmatics") and she shall say to me: Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels; let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed for my master's son.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.665/ "tree and pragmatics") אֲנִי טֶרֶם אֲכַלֶּה לְדַבֵּר אֶל־לִבִּי וְהִנֵּה רִבְקָה יֹצֵאת וְכַדָּהּ עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתִּשְׁאָב וָאֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַשְׁקִינִי נָֽא׃[45](../../../../GEN.24.45/ "tree and pragmatics") And before I had done speaking to my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the fountain, and drew.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.666/ "tree and pragmatics") And I said unto her: Let me drink, I pray thee.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.667/ "tree and pragmatics") וַתְּמַהֵר וַתּוֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ מֵֽעָלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה וָאֵשְׁתְּ וְגַם הַגְּמַלִּים הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃[46](../../../../GEN.24.46/ "tree and pragmatics") And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.668/ "tree and pragmatics") So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.669/ "tree and pragmatics") וָאֶשְׁאַל אֹתָהּ וָאֹמַר בַּת־מִי אַתְּ וַתֹּאמֶר בַּת־בְּתוּאֵל בֶּן־נָחוֹר אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה־לּוֹ מִלְכָּה וָאָשִׂם הַנֶּזֶם עַל־אַפָּהּ וְהַצְּמִידִים עַל־יָדֶֽיהָ׃[47](../../../../GEN.24.47/ "tree and pragmatics") And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou?[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.670/ "tree and pragmatics") And she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.671/ "tree and pragmatics") And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.672/ "tree and pragmatics") וָאֶקֹּד וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לַיהוָה וָאֲבָרֵךְ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר הִנְחַנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ אֱמֶת לָקַחַת אֶת־בַּת־אֲחִי אֲדֹנִי לִבְנֽוֹ׃[48](../../../../GEN.24.48/ "tree and pragmatics") And I bowed my head, and prostrated myself before the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.673/ "tree and pragmatics") וְעַתָּה אִם־יֶשְׁכֶם עֹשִׂים חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת אֶת־אֲדֹנִי הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאִם־לֹא הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאֶפְנֶה עַל־יָמִין אוֹ עַל־שְׂמֹֽאל׃[49](../../../../GEN.24.49/ "tree and pragmatics") And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.674/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיַּעַן לָבָן וּבְתוּאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵיְהוָה יָצָא הַדָּבָר לֹא נוּכַל דַּבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַע אוֹ־טֽוֹב׃[50](../../../../GEN.24.50/ "tree and pragmatics") Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said: 'The thing proceedeth from the LORD; we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.675/ "tree and pragmatics") הִנֵּֽה־רִבְקָה לְפָנֶיךָ קַח וָלֵךְ וּתְהִי אִשָּׁה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה׃[51](../../../../GEN.24.51/ "tree and pragmatics") Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.676/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה לַֽיהוָֽה׃[52](../../../../GEN.24.52/ "tree and pragmatics") And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto the LORD.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.677/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיּוֹצֵא הָעֶבֶד כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּבְגָדִים וַיִּתֵּן לְרִבְקָה וּמִגְדָּנֹת נָתַן לְאָחִיהָ וּלְאִמָּֽהּ׃[53](../../../../GEN.24.53/ "tree and pragmatics") And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.678/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ הוּא וְהָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ וַיָּלִינוּ וַיָּקוּמוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֻנִי לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃[54](../../../../GEN.24.54/ "tree and pragmatics") And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said: 'Send me away unto my master.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.679/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאמֶר אָחִיהָ וְאִמָּהּ תֵּשֵׁב הַנַּעֲרָ אִתָּנוּ יָמִים אוֹ עָשׂוֹר אַחַר תֵּלֵֽךְ׃[55](../../../../GEN.24.55/ "tree and pragmatics") And her brother and her mother said: 'Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.680/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַל־תְּאַחֲרוּ אֹתִי וַֽיהוָה הִצְלִיחַ דַּרְכִּי שַׁלְּחוּנִי וְאֵלְכָה לַֽאדֹנִֽי׃[56](../../../../GEN.24.56/ "tree and pragmatics") And he said unto them: 'Delay me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.681/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֹּאמְרוּ נִקְרָא לַֽנַּעֲרָ וְנִשְׁאֲלָה אֶת־פִּֽיהָ׃[57](../../../../GEN.24.57/ "tree and pragmatics") And they said: 'We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.682/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיִּקְרְאוּ לְרִבְקָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶיהָ הֲתֵלְכִי עִם־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלֵֽךְ׃[58](../../../../GEN.24.58/ "tree and pragmatics") And they called Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Wilt thou go with this man?' And she said: 'I will go.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.683/ "tree and pragmatics") וַֽיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה אֲחֹתָם וְאֶת־מֵנִקְתָּהּ וְאֶת־עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם וְאֶת־אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃[59](../../../../GEN.24.59/ "tree and pragmatics") And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.684/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיְבָרֲכוּ אֶת־רִבְקָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ אֲחֹתֵנוּ אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָֽיו׃[60](../../../../GEN.24.60/ "tree and pragmatics") And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.685/ "tree and pragmatics") וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת־רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַֽךְ׃[61](../../../../GEN.24.61/ "tree and pragmatics") And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.686/ "tree and pragmatics") And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.687/ "tree and pragmatics") וְיִצְחָק בָּא מִבּוֹא בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי בְּאֵר לַחַי רֹאִי וְהוּא יוֹשֵׁב בְּאֶרֶץ הַנֶּֽגֶב׃[62](../../../../GEN.24.62/ "tree and pragmatics") And Isaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the land of the South.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.688/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיֵּצֵא יִצְחָק לָשׂוּחַ בַּשָּׂדֶה לִפְנוֹת עָרֶב וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה גְמַלִּים בָּאִֽים׃[63](../../../../GEN.24.63/ "tree and pragmatics") And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide; and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.689/ "tree and pragmatics") וַתִּשָּׂא רִבְקָה אֶת־עֵינֶיהָ וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־יִצְחָק וַתִּפֹּל מֵעַל הַגָּמָֽל׃[64](../../../../GEN.24.64/ "tree and pragmatics") And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.690/ "tree and pragmatics") וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעֶבֶד מִֽי־הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶה הַהֹלֵךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֶבֶד הוּא אֲדֹנִי וַתִּקַּח הַצָּעִיף וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃[65](../../../../GEN.24.65/ "tree and pragmatics") And she said unto the servant: 'What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?' And the servant said: 'It is my master.' And she took her veil, and covered herself.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.691/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיְסַפֵּר הָעֶבֶד לְיִצְחָק אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃[66](../../../../GEN.24.66/ "tree and pragmatics") And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.692/ "tree and pragmatics") וַיְבִאֶהָ יִצְחָק הָאֹהֱלָה שָׂרָה אִמּוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־רִבְקָה וַתְּהִי־לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ וַיִּנָּחֵם יִצְחָק אַחֲרֵי אִמּֽוֹ׃פ[67](../../../../GEN.24.67/ "tree and pragmatics") And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.693/ "tree and pragmatics") And Isaac was comforted for his mother.[↗](../../../../jps/GEN.694/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/24/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/24/) - next →: [Genesis 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/25/) - ↑ back to [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/)