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Genesis 24:12 וַיֹּאמַ֓ר יְהוָ֗ה אֱלֹהֵי֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י אַבְרָהָ֔ם הַקְרֵה־נָ֥א לְפָנַ֖י הַיֹּ֑ום וַעֲשֵׂה־חֶ֕סֶד עִ֖ם אֲדֹנִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃ Prayer Address: יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם יְהוָה — the divine name of covenantal intimacy and sovereignty, serves as the vocative subject of the prayer. אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם — “God of my master Avraham,” a construct chain identifying the servant’s allegiance and reverence This invocation anchors the prayer in the patriarchal covenant, highlighting the servant’s role as an extension of Avraham’s mission. First Petition: הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי הַיּוֹם הַקְרֵה — Hifil imperative 2ms of ק־ר־ה (“to cause to happen, meet”), a causative verb requesting divine orchestration.… Learn Hebrew