unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/24/12.md

## Then he said ##

The word "he" refers to the servant.

## grant me success today and show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham ##

This can also be translated as "Show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham by granting me success today."

## grant me success ##

"give me success" or "make me able to do what I have come here to do." The servant wanted to find a good wife for Abraham's son.

## show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham ##

This is faithfulness because of the covenant that God made with Abraham. It can be translated as "be faithful to my master Abraham because of your covenant.”

## Look ##

Here the word "look" adds emphasis to what follows.

## the spring of water ##

This refers to the well in [Genesis 24:12](./12.md). It could be translated as "the spring" or "the well."

## the daughters of the men of the city ##

"the young women of the city"

## Let it happen like this ##

"Let it happen this way" or "Make this happen"

## When I say to a young woman, 'Please lower your pitcher so that I may drink' ##

This can be expressed with an indirect quote: “When I ask a young woman to let me have a drink from her jar.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])

## When I say to a young woman, 'Please lower your pitcher so that I may drink,' and she says to me... ##

This can be translated as separate sentences: "I will say to a young woman, 'Please lower your pitcher so that I may drink.' Let the one who says to me..."

## pitcher ##

a medium-size jar made of clay used for holding and pouring liquids

## camels ##

See how you translated this in [Genesis 24:10](./10.md).

## your servant Isaac ##

This refers to Abraham's son.

## that you have shown covenant faithfulness to my master ##

"that you have been faithful to my master because of your covenant"