Genesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:17 in other translations
| BSB | So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, ‘Let me swallow, 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. |
| BBE | And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel. |
| Webster | And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher. |
What does Genesis 24:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:15-21
15-21. before he had done speaking ... behold, Rebekah came out--As he anticipated, a young woman unveiled, as in pastoral regions, appeared with her pitcher on her shoulder. Her comely appearance, her affable manners, her obliging courtesy in going down the steps to fetch water not only to him but to pour it into the trough for his camels, afforded him the most agreeable surprise. She was the very person his…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:10-28
Abraham's servant devoutly acknowledged God. We have leave to be particular in recommending our affairs to the care of Divine providence. He proposes a sign, not that he intended to proceed no further, if not gratified in it; but it is a prayer that God would provide a good wife for his young master; and that was a good prayer. She should be simple, industrious, humble, cheerful, serviceable, and hospitable…
Genesis 24:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 24:17
- John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
- 1 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.
- Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
- Genesis 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. And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; …
- Isaiah 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. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
- Isaiah 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.
- John 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.
- Isaiah 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. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
- Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
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Context
- Genesis 24:16
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.
- Genesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- Genesis 24:18
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 24:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces el criado corrió hacia ella, y dijo: Ruégote que me des á beber un poco de agua de tu cántaro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le serviteur courut à sa rencontre et dit: Permets, je te prie, que je boive un peu d’eau de ta cruche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Knecht lief ihr entgegen und sprach: Laß mich doch ein wenig Wasser aus deinem Kruge schlürfen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Occurritque ei servus, et ait: Pauxillum aquæ mihi ad bibendum præbe de hydria tua. |