Genesis 24:17
15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
- KJV
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- WEB
- The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
- ASV
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
- DARBY
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
- BLB
- And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”
- ÅB
- Da løp tjeneren henne i møte og sa: Kjære, la meg få drikke litt vann av din krukke!
- OTB
- Tjeneren skyndte seg bort til henne og sa: "Vennligst gi meg litt vann fra krukken din."
- B1930
- Da løp tjeneren henne i møte og sa: Kjære, la mig få drikke litt vann av din krukke!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
Read in context1 Kings 17:10
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Read in contextIsaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Read in contextGenesis 26:1–35
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:6–7
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:25
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Read in contextJohn 4:9
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:17–18
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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