Genesis 24:15
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He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:

before.

Genesis 24:45 And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared, coming with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder: and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her: Give me a little to drink.

Judges 6:36-40 And Gedeon said to God: If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast said, . . .

Psalm 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

Psalm 65:2 O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.

Psalm 145:18,19 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth. . . .

Isaiah 58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which profiteth not.

Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hear; as they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Daniel 9:20-23 Now while I was yet speaking, and praying, and confessing my sins, and the sins of my people of Israel, and presenting my supplications in the sight of my God, for the holy mountain of my God: . . .

Rebekah.

Genesis 24:24 And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

Genesis 22:20-23 After these things, it was told Abraham, that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother. . . .

Milcah.

Genesis 11:27,29 And these are the generations of Thare: Thare begot Abram, Nachor, and Aran. And Aran begot Lot. . . .

Genesis 22:23 And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: these eight did Melcha bear to Nachor, Abraham's brother.

pitcher.

Genesis 21:14 So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.

Genesis 29:9 They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she fed the flock.

Exodus 2:16 And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks.

Ruth 2:2,17 And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder, that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter. . . .

Proverbs 31:27 She hath looked well on the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
15He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:16An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.…
Cross References
Genesis 11:29
And Abram and Nachor married wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai: and the name of Nachor's wife, Melcha, the daughter of Aran, father of Melcha and father of Jescha.

Genesis 22:20
After these things, it was told Abraham, that Melcha also had borne children to Nachor his brother.

Genesis 22:23
And Bathuel, of whom was born Rebecca: these eight did Melcha bear to Nachor, Abraham's brother.

Genesis 24:14
Now, therefore, the maid to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher that I may drink: and she shall answer, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let it be the same whom thou hast provided for thy servant Isaac: and by this, I shall understand that thou hast shewn kindness to my master.

Genesis 24:24
And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

Genesis 24:45
And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared, coming with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder: and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her: Give me a little to drink.

Genesis 25:20
Who when he was forty years old, took to wife Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel the Syrian of Mesopotamia, sister to Laban.

1 Samuel 9:11
And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?

Lexicon
Before
טֶרֶם֮ (ṭe·rem)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before

he
ה֗וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

had finished
כִּלָּ֣ה (kil·lāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

praying,
לְדַבֵּר֒ (lə·ḏab·bêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

Rebekah
רִבְקָ֣ה (riḇ·qāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7259: Rebekah -- wife of Isaac

came out
יֹצֵ֗את (yō·ṣêṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

with her jar
וְכַדָּ֖הּ (wə·ḵad·dāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her shoulder.
שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃ (šiḵ·māh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill

She
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

was
יֻלְּדָה֙ (yul·lə·ḏāh)
Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

the daughter of Bethuel
לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל (liḇ·ṯū·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1328: Bethuel -- perhaps 'man of God', a nephew of Abraham

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Milcah,
מִלְכָּ֔ה (mil·kāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4435: Milcah -- two Israelite women

the wife
אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

of Abraham’s
אַבְרָהָ֑ם (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

brother
אֲחִ֣י (’ă·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

Nahor.
נָח֖וֹר (nā·ḥō·wr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5152: Nochor


Additional Translations
Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And it came to pass before he had done speaking in his mind, that behold, Rebecca the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, the wife of Nachor, and the same the brother of Abraam, came forth, having a water-pot on her shoulders.

And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and [she had] her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And it came to pass before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,
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