Genesis 24 · Verse 19

Genesis 24:19

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
Genesis 24:19, King James Version

Genesis 24:19 in other translations

BSBAfter she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
WEBWhen she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
ASVAnd when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
YLTAnd she finisheth giving him drink, and saith, ‘Also for thy camels I draw till they have finished drinking;'
DARBYAnd when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.
BBEAnd having done so, she said, I will get water for your camels till they have had enough.
WebsterAnd when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, till they have done drinking.

What does Genesis 24:19 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 I will draw water for thy camels also - Had Rebekah done no more than Eliezer had prayed for, we might have supposed that she acted not as a free agent, but was impelled to it by the absolutely controlling power of God; but as she exceeds all that was requested, we see that it sprang from her native benevolence, and sets her conduct in the most amiable point of view.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Genesis 24:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתְּכַ֖לva.te.Khaland she finishedH3615
לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹle.hash.ko.Toto give a drink himH8248
וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
גַּ֤םgamalsoH1571
לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙lig.ma.Lei.khafor camels yourH1581
אֶשְׁאָ֔ב'esh.'AvI will draw waterH7579
עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
אִם\־'im-<if>H518
כִּלּ֖וּki.Luthey have finishedH3615
לִשְׁתֹּֽת\׃lish.Totto drinkH8354

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 24:19

  • Genesis 24:14

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Genesis 24:45-46

    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. And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

  • 1 Peter 4:9

    Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14,45,46; 1Pe 4:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 24:19

    And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

  • Genesis 24:20

    And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

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Genesis 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando acabó de darle á beber, dijo: También para tus camellos sacaré agua, hasta que acaben de beber.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, après qu’elle eut achevé de lui donner à boire, elle dit: Je puiserai aussi pour tes chameaux, jusqu’à ce qu’ils aient fini de boire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und als sie ihm genug zu trinken gegeben hatte, sprach sie: Ich will auch für deine Kamele schöpfen, bis sie genug getrunken haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque ille bibisset, adjecit: Quin et camelis tuis hauriam aquam, donec cuncti bibant.