Genesis 24:43
41 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
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
- Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
- KJV
- Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
- WEB
- behold, I am standing by this spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes out to draw, to whom I will say, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,”
- ASV
- Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink.
- DARBY
- behold, I stand by the well of water, and let it come to pass that the damsel who cometh forth to draw [water], and to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water out of thy pitcher to drink,
- BLB
- behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and let it be that the virgin who comes out to draw [water], and I say to her, ‘Give me to drink, please, a little water from your jar,’
- ÅB
- Se, nå står jeg her ved denne kilde; la det nå bli så at om en ung pike kommer ut for å hente vann, og jeg sier til henne: Kjære, la meg få litt vann av din krukke,
- OTB
- Se, jeg står ved kilden. Hvis en ung kvinne kommer ut for å hente vann, og jeg sier til henne: "Vennligst la meg få drikke litt vann fra krukken din,"
- B1930
- Se, nu står jeg her ved denne kilde; la det nu bli så at om en ung pike kommer ut for å hente vann, og jeg sier til henne: Kjære, la mig få litt vann av din krukke,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 24:13–14
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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