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OET (OET-LV) And_it_was the_girl whom I_will_say to_her/it bend_down please jar_your and_drink and_says drink and_also camels_your I_will_give_a_drink_to DOM_her/it you_have_appointed for_servant_your for_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_in/on/at/with_this I_will_know if/because_that you_have_done covenant_loyalty with my_master.
OET (OET-RV) Let it be that if I say to a young woman, ‘Please let me have a drink from your water jar,’ and she says, ‘Sure, and I’ll also get more for your camels,’ let her be the one you have appointed for your slave Yitshak. And by finding her, I’ll know that you’ve shown kindness toward my master.”
Note 1 topic: writing-politeness
וְהָיָ֣ה
and=it_was
Make sure that your translation of the servant’s request to God sounds polite.
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֹמַ֤ר אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙
the,girl which/who say to=her/it
The phrase young woman is actually a single word in Hebrew (like the old English words “damsel” and “maiden”) and refers to a young woman who is old enough to get married, but has never been married before. Some languages have a single word for this; other languages prefer a phrase.
הַטִּי נָ֤א כַדֵּךְ֙
let_down now jar,your
The water containers that people used were usually made out of clay. Alternate translation: “Please lower your water jug”
וְאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה
and,drink
Alternate translation: “so that I can drink some water,” or “so that I can take a drink of water,”
וְאָמְרָ֣ה
and,says
Alternate translation: “if she says to me,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
שְׁתֵ֔ה וְגַם גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה
drink and=also camels,your water
For some languages it is clearer and more natural to make one or both of the two embedded direct quotes in this verse into indirect quotes. For example you could say, “Please make it happen that when I ask one of the young women to lower her jug so that I can have a drink of water, she will offer me a drink and will also offer to draw water for my camels.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “Have a drink, and I will also get water for your camels”
אֹתָ֤הּ הֹכַ֨חְתָּ֙
DOM=her/it appointed
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here.
לְעַבְדְּךָ֣ לְיִצְחָ֔ק
for,servant,your for,Isaac
Alternate translation: “as a wife for your servant Isaac.”
וּבָ֣הּ אֵדַ֔ע כִּי עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֶ֖סֶד עִם אֲדֹנִֽי
and,in/on/at/with,this know that/for/because/then/when you(ms)_have_done/made kindness with my=master
See how you translated “show kindness toward” in verse 12. Alternate translation: “and that you have been kind to my master Abraham.”
24:14 Abraham’s future daughter-in-law manifested hospitality and industry like Abraham’s (see 18:1-8). Ten thirsty camels could drink 250 gallons of water, so a woman who would work that hard for a stranger was certainly not lazy, but generous and hospitable.
OET (OET-LV) And_it_was the_girl whom I_will_say to_her/it bend_down please jar_your and_drink and_says drink and_also camels_your I_will_give_a_drink_to DOM_her/it you_have_appointed for_servant_your for_Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and_in/on/at/with_this I_will_know if/because_that you_have_done covenant_loyalty with my_master.
OET (OET-RV) Let it be that if I say to a young woman, ‘Please let me have a drink from your water jar,’ and she says, ‘Sure, and I’ll also get more for your camels,’ let her be the one you have appointed for your slave Yitshak. And by finding her, I’ll know that you’ve shown kindness toward my master.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.