Genesis 24

Genesis 24 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added. Translator's notes: • Genesis 24:14 — הֹכַחְתָּ (hokhachta): chose "you have designated". Alternatives: "you have appointed", "you have decided", "you have proved". Why: the verb can mean to decide, appoint, or show to be right; here the servant asks for the woman Adonai has picked out. • Genesis 24:22 — בֶּקַע (beka): chose "a beka in weight". Alternatives: "half a shekel in weight". Why: a beka is a weight measure (half a shekel); the word itself is kept because the verse gives the ring's weight in that unit. • Genesis 24:55 — יָמִים אוֹ עָשׂוֹר (yamim o asor): chose "some days, or ten". Alternatives: "a year or ten days", "some time, say ten days". Why: yamim can mean days or a full year, so the family's requested delay is genuinely uncertain in length. • Genesis 24:63 — לָשׂוּחַ (lasuach): chose "to walk". Alternatives: "to meditate", "to stroll", "to talk". Why: this verb occurs only here in this form, and its exact sense — walking, meditating, or both — is disputed.