Genesis 24:11

Hebrew
וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ

Meaning

* To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse

Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament.

The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24
הַגְּמַלִּ֛ים מִח֥וּץ לָעִ֖יר אֶל בְּאֵ֣ר הַמָּ֑יִם לְעֵ֣ת עֶ֔רֶב לְעֵ֖ת צֵ֥את הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת
ESV
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
NIV
He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.
NLT
He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐκοίμισεν τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
καμήλους ἔξω τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πόλεως παρὰ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
φρέαρ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὕδατος τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
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greek

The definite article
ὑδρευόμεναι
KJV
And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

Genesis 24:10 ← Genesis 24:11 → Genesis 24:12

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