ࠅࠕࠀࠌࠓ ࠔࠕࠄ ࠀࠃࠍࠉ ࠅࠕࠌࠄࠓ ࠅࠕࠅࠓࠃ ࠊࠃࠄ ࠏࠋ ࠉࠃࠄ ࠅࠕࠔࠒࠄࠅ
Gen 24:18 [Samaritan Pentateuch]
ותאמר שתה אדני ותמהר ותורד כדה על ידה ותשקהו
Gen 24:18 [Masoretic Text]
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר שְׁתֵ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֑י וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתֹּ֧רֶד כַּדָּ֛הּ עַל־יָדָ֖הּ וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃
And she said, “Drink, my lord,” and she quickly let down her pitcher upon her hand and gave him to drink.
| Number | Hebrew | Samaritan | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ותאמר | ࠅࠕࠀࠌࠓ | And she said |
| 2 | שתה | ࠔࠕࠄ | Drink |
| 3 | אדני | ࠀࠃࠍࠉ | my lord |
| 4 | ותמהר | ࠅࠕࠌࠄࠓ | and she quickly |
| 5 | ותורד | ࠅࠕࠅࠓࠃ | and she lowered |
| 6 | כדה | ࠊࠃࠄ | her jar |
| 7 | על | ࠏࠋ | upon |
| 8 | ידה | ࠉࠃࠄ | her hand |
| 9 | ותשקהו | ࠅࠕࠔࠒࠄࠅ | and she gave him a drink |
Morphology
- וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (vatomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “and she said”; Notes: Marks Rivqah’s response.
- שְׁתֵ֣ה (sheteh) – Root: שתה (sh-t-h); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperative, 2ms; Translation: “Drink”; Notes: An invitation to the servant to drink water.
- אֲדֹנִ֑י (adoni) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular with 1cs suffix; Translation: “my lord”; Notes: A term of respect addressing the servant.
- וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר (vatemaher) – Root: מהר (m-h-r); Form: Verb, Piel, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “and she quickly”; Notes: Emphasizes Rivqah’s prompt action.
- וַתֹּ֧רֶד (vattored) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Verb, Hifil, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs; Translation: “and she let down”; Notes: Describes the action of lowering the pitcher.
- כַּדָּ֛הּ (kaddah) – Root: כד (k-d); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 3fs suffix; Translation: “her pitcher”; Notes: Refers to the vessel containing the water.
- עַל־יָדָ֖הּ (ʿal-yadah) – Root: יד (y-d); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular with 3fs suffix; Translation: “upon her hand”; Notes: Indicates how Rivqah positioned the pitcher.
- וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ (vattashkehu) – Root: שקה (sh-q-h); Form: Verb, Hifil, Consecutive Imperfect, 3fs with 3ms suffix; Translation: “and she gave him to drink”; Notes: Concludes her act of kindness by serving the water.
