Guided by Providence: Imperatives, Vocatives, and Covenantal Kindness in Genesis 24:12
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…