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# Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening
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"One evening Isaac went out to the field to think." This must have been a long time after the servant and Rebekah left her home since they had to travel a long distance.
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# When he looked up and saw, behold, there were camels coming!
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The word "behold" here alerts us to pay attention to the surprising information that follows. "When he looked up he was surprised to see camels coming"
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# Rebekah looked
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"Rebekah looked up"
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# she jumped down from the camel
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"she quickly got off the camel"
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# So she took her veil, and covered herself
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"So she covered her face with her veil." This is a sign of respect and modesty towards the man she will marry. The full meaning of this can be made explicit. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# veil
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a piece of cloth used to cover a person's head, shoulders and face
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/isaac]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/meditate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/rebekah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]] |