Genesis 24:63-67

24:63 He ¹  went out to relax ²  in the field in the early evening. ³  Then he looked up ⁴  and saw that ⁵  there were camels approaching. 24:64 Rebekah looked up ⁶  and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel 24:65 and asked ⁷  Abraham’s servant, ⁸  “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied. ⁹  So she took her veil and covered herself.

24:66 The servant told Isaac everything that had happened. 24:67 Then Isaac brought Rebekah ¹⁰  into his mother Sarah’s tent. He took her ¹¹  as his wife and loved her. ¹²  So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. ¹³ 

[24:63]  ¹ tn Heb “Isaac”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:63]  ² tn The meaning of this Hebrew term is uncertain (cf. NASB, NIV “to meditate”; NRSV “to walk”).

[24:63]  ³ tn Heb “at the turning of the evening.”

[24:63]  ⁴ tn Heb “And he lifted up his eyes.” This idiom emphasizes the careful look Isaac had at the approaching caravan.

[24:63]  ⁵ tn Heb “and look.” The clause introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the audience to view the scene through Isaac’s eyes.

[24:64]  ⁶ tn Heb “lifted up her eyes.”

[24:65]  ⁷ tn Heb “and she said to.”

[24:65]  ⁸ tn Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[24:65]  ⁹ tn Heb “and the servant said.” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:67]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “her”; the referent has been specified here in the translation for clarity.

[24:67]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Rebekah”; here the proper name was replaced by the pronoun (“her”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[24:67]  ¹² tn Heb “and he took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her.”

[24:67]  ¹³ tn Heb “after his mother.” This must refer to Sarah’s death.