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# Then he said
"Then the servant said"
# grant me success today and show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham
You can state this with the connecting word "by." This makes clear how the servant wants God to show covenant faithfulness. Alternate translation: "Show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham by granting me success today" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-connectingwords]])
# grant me success
"give me success." The servant wanted to find a good wife for Abraham's son. The abstract noun "success" can be stated as a verb. Alternate translation: "help me to succeed" or "make me able to do what I have come here to do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
# show covenant faithfulness to my master Abraham
The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be stated as "faithful." Alternate translation: "be faithful to the covenant you have with my master Abraham" or "be faithful to my master Abraham" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])