Genesis 24:33
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And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
In other translations
And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.Then a meal was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So Laban said, “Please speak.”
Hebrew words
וַיּוּשַׂםvayusemand it was putH7760לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto eatH398וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808אֹכַל'okhalI will eatH398עַד'aduntilH5704אִם־'im-<if>H518דִּבַּרְתִּיdibartiI have spokenH1696דְּבָרָיdevaraiwords myH1697וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דַּבֵּר׃daberspeakH1696
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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