A Wife for Isaac · Genesis 24
A Wife for Isaac (Genesis 24) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 24:14 — הֹכַחְתָּ (hokhachta): chose "you have designated". Alternatives: "you have appointed", "you have decided", "you have proved". Why: the verb can mean to decide, appoint, or show to be right; here the servant asks for the woman Adonai has picked out.
• Genesis 24:22 — בֶּקַע (beka): chose "a beka in weight". Alternatives: "half a shekel in weight". Why: a beka is a weight measure (half a shekel); the word itself is kept because the…
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