Genesis 24:14

והיה הנער אשר אמר אליה הטי נא כדך ואשתה ואמרה שתה וגם גמליך אשקה אתה הכחת לעבדך ליצחק ובה אדע כי עשית חסד עם אדני׃

Gen 24:14 [Samaritan]
והיה הנערה אשר אמר אליה הטי נא כדך ואשתה ואמרה שתה וגם גמליך אשקה אתה הוכחת לעבדך ליצחק ובה אדע כי עשית חסד עם אדני אברהם׃

* כדך v.l. כדיך

Gen 24:14 [Masoretic]
וְהָיָה הַֽנַּעֲרָ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַטִּי־נָא כַדֵּךְ וְאֶשְׁתֶּה וְאָמְרָה שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה אֹתָהּ הֹכַחְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְיִצְחָק וּבָהּ אֵדַע כִּי־עָשִׂיתָ חֶסֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי׃

Gen 24:14 [Targum Onkelos]
וּתְהֵי עוּלֵימְתָּא דְּאֵימַר לַהּ אַרְכַנִי כְעַן קוּלְתִיךְ וְאִישְׁתֵּי וְתֵימַר אִישְׁתְּ וְאַף גַּמְלָךְ אַשְׁקִי יָתָהּ זַמֵּינְתָּא לְעַבְדָּךְ לְיִצְחָק וּבַהּ אִידַּע אֲרֵי עֲבַדְתְּ טֵיבוּ עִם רִבּוּנִי׃

Gen 24:14 [Peshitta]
ܘܥܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܐܡܼܪ ܠܗܿ ܐܪܟܢ ܠܝ ܩܘܠܬܟܝ ܕܐܫܬܐ܂ ܘܬܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܐܫܬܝ ܘܐܦ ܠܓܡ̈ܠܝܟ ܐܫܩܐ܂ ܗܿܝ ܗܝ ܕܛܝܒܼܬ ܠܥܒܕܟ ܐܝܣܚܩ܂ ܘܒܗܕܐ ܐܕܥ ܕܥܒܿܕ ܐܢܬ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܩܘܫܬܐ ܥܡ ܡܪܝ܂

 

וְהָיָ֣ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֹמַ֤ר אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ הַטִּי־נָ֤א כַדֵּךְ֙ וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה וְאָמְרָ֣ה שְׁתֵ֔ה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה אֹתָ֤הּ הֹכַ֨חְתָּ֙ לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ לְיִצְחָ֔ק וּבָ֣הּ אֵדַ֔ע כִּי־עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֶ֖סֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי׃

And let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please incline your pitcher that I may drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I will also water your camels,’ she is the one You have appointed for Your servant Yitsḥaq. And by this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

 

Morphology

  1. וְהָיָ֣ה (ve’hayah) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3ms with conjunction; Translation: “And it shall be”; Notes: Introduces a conditional statement.
  2. הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ (ha-naʿarah) – Root: נער (n-ʿ-r); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the young woman”; Notes: Refers to an unmarried woman.
  3. אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher) – Root: אשר (ʾ-sh-r); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “whom”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  4. אֹמַ֤ר (omar) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I say”; Notes: Indicates the speaker’s intention.
  5. אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ (eleha) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Preposition with 3fs suffix; Translation: “to her”; Notes: Directs the action toward the young woman.
  6. הַטִּי־נָ֤א (hatti-na) – Root: נטה (n-t-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, 2fs with particle of entreaty; Translation: “Please incline”; Notes: A polite request.
  7. כַדֵּךְ֙ (kaddekh) – Root: כד (k-d); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 2fs suffix; Translation: “your pitcher”; Notes: Refers to a container for water.
  8. וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה (veʾeshteh) – Root: שתה (sh-t-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 1cs with conjunction; Translation: “and I will drink”; Notes: Expresses the speaker’s request for water.
  9. וְאָמְרָ֣ה (veʾamrah) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3fs with conjunction; Translation: “and she says”; Notes: Indicates the woman’s response.
  10. שְׁתֵ֔ה (shteh) – Root: שתה (sh-t-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms; Translation: “Drink”; Notes: A direct offer of water.
  11. וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ (ve’gam-gemallekha) – Root: גמל (g-m-l); Form: Conjunction with noun, masculine plural construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “and also your camels”; Notes: Refers to the servant’s animals.
  12. אַשְׁקֶ֑ה (ʾashqeh) – Root: שקה (sh-q-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will water”; Notes: Indicates the woman’s willingness to act.
  13. אֹתָ֤הּ (ʾotah) – Root: את (ʾ-t); Form: Pronoun, 3fs; Translation: “her”; Notes: Refers to the chosen young woman.
  14. הֹכַ֨חְתָּ֙ (hokhaḥta) – Root: נכה (n-k-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “You have appointed”; Notes: Indicates divine selection.
  15. לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ (leʿavdekha) – Root: עבד (ʿ-v-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 2ms suffix; Translation: “for Your servant”; Notes: Refers to Yitsḥaq.
  16. לְיִצְחָ֔ק (leYitsḥaq) – Root: צחק (ṣ-ḥ-q); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yitsḥaq”; Notes: The son of Avraham.
  17. וּבָ֣הּ (uvah) – Root: בה (b-h); Form: Preposition with 3fs suffix; Translation: “by this”; Notes: Refers to the fulfillment of the sign.
  18. אֵדַ֔ע (e-da) – Root: ידע (yada); Form: Qal, imperfect, 1cs; Translation: “I will know”; Notes: Indicates the servant’s recognition of God’s kindness.
  19. כִּי־ (ki) – Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the reason for the servant’s confidence.
  20. עָשִׂ֥יתָ (a-si-ta) – Root: עשה (asah); Form: Qal, perfect, 2ms; Translation: “You have shown”; Notes: Refers to God’s demonstration of kindness.
  21. חֶ֖סֶד (che-sed) – Root: חסד (chesed); Form: noun, ms; Translation: “kindness”; Notes: Describes the loyalty or favor shown by God.
  22. עִם־ (im) – Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Refers to the object of God’s kindness.
  23. אֲדֹנִֽי (a-do-ni) – Root: אדן (adon); Form: noun, ms with 1cs suffix; Translation: “my master”; Notes: Refers to Abraham as the one receiving God’s kindness.

 

 

 

 

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