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OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said to the_servant who the_man this the_walking in_the_field to_meet_us and_he/it_said the_servant he my_master and_she/it_took the_veil and_covered.
OET (OET-RV) asking the slave, “Who’s that man in the field who is coming to meet us?”
¶ “He’s my master,” the slave replied, so she took the veil and covered herself.
מִֽי הָאִ֤ישׁ הַלָּזֶה֙ הַהֹלֵ֤ךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ לִקְרָאתֵ֔נוּ
who? the=man that the,walking in_the=field to,meet,us
Alternate translation: “Who is that man walking towards us in the field?”
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הָעֶ֖בֶד ה֣וּא אֲדֹנִ֑י
and=he/it_said the,servant he/it my=master
Abraham and Isaac were both the servant’s masters, especially since Abraham had already given Isaac all of his possessions (verse 36), which included his servants. Consider again how you translated “master/owner” throughout chapter 24.
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
וַתִּקַּ֥ח הַצָּעִ֖יף וַתִּתְכָּֽס
and=she/it_took the,veil and,covered
In that culture a bride-to-be wore a large veil to cover her entire body, especially her face, to show modesty and submission to her husband. Alternate translation: “So she took her veil and covered her face with it to show modesty.” or “So she covered herself with her veil to show modesty.”
24:1-67 Isaac’s marriage to Rebekah ensured that God’s plan would continue into the next generation. God showed covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).
OET (OET-LV) And_she/it_said to the_servant who the_man this the_walking in_the_field to_meet_us and_he/it_said the_servant he my_master and_she/it_took the_veil and_covered.
OET (OET-RV) asking the slave, “Who’s that man in the field who is coming to meet us?”
¶ “He’s my master,” the slave replied, so she took the veil and covered herself.
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.