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Sforno on Genesis 24:21/ספורנו על בראשית כ״ד:כ״א

אמִשְׁתָּאֵה. מִשְׁתּוֹמֵם עַל רוֹב הַזְּרִיזוּת לַעֲשׂוֹת חֶסֶד.
1Wondering at her. He was amazed at her zeal.
במַחֲרִישׁ. וְלֹא אָמַר לָהּ אַל תִּטְרְחִי כָּל כָּךְ כְּמוֹ שֶׁהָיָה רָאוּי בְּחֹק הַמּוּסָר, לָדַעַת לְהַכִּיר מִתּוֹךְ אוֹפֶן חֲסִידוּתָהּ וּזְרִיזוּתָהּ.
2Remained silent. He did not try to dissuade her from troubling herself. Waiting to determine. The way she performed her good deeds was to be the test.
גהַהִצְלִיחַ ה' דַּרְכּוֹ. אִם יִהְיֶה עַל צַד הַטּוֹב וְהַחֶסֶד הַגָּמוּר.
3Whether Ad-noy had made. If she acted out of pure kindness he would know that his mission was successful.
דאִם לֹא. וְשֶׁיִּהְיֶה כָּל זֶה לְתִקְוַת אֵיזֶה שָׂכָר.
4Or not. If she expected payment she was not the right one