Parallel Verses
Amplified
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”
New American Standard Bible
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “
King James Version
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
Holman Bible
Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jug.”
International Standard Version
Then Abraham's servant ran to meet her and asked her, "Please, let me have a sip of water from your jug."
A Conservative Version
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
American Standard Version
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
Bible in Basic English
And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.
Darby Translation
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
Julia Smith Translation
And the servant will run to meet her, and he will say, Give me to drink now a little water from thy bucket
King James 2000
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray you, drink a little water of your pitcher.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, "Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar."
Modern King James verseion
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Please let me drink a little water of your pitcher.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher."
NET Bible
Abraham's servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a sip of water from your jug."
New Heart English Bible
The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."
The Emphasized Bible
And the servant ran to meet her, - and said, I pray thee let me drink a little water out of thy pitcher.
Webster
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher.
World English Bible
The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."
Youngs Literal Translation
And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'
Themes
Prayer » Answered » Abraham's servant, for guidance
Prayer, answers to » Abraham's servant
Rebekah (rebecca) » Becomes isaac's wife
Interlinear
M@`at
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 24:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abraham's Servant Finds A Wife For Isaac
16 The girl was very beautiful, a virgin and unmarried; and she went down to the spring and filled her jar and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” 18 And she said, “Drink, my lord”; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 4:7
Then a woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her,
Genesis 26:1-35
Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to
1 Kings 17:10
So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks [for firewood]. He called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.”
Isaiah 21:14
Bring water for the thirsty [Dedanites],
O inhabitants of the land of Tema [in Arabia];
Meet the fugitive with bread.
Isaiah 30:25
On every lofty mountain and on every high hill there will be streams of water on the day of the great slaughter (the day of the Lord), when the towers fall [and all His enemies are destroyed].
Isaiah 35:6-7
Then the lame will leap like a deer,
And the tongue of the mute will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness
And streams in the desert.
Isaiah 41:17-18
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
Isaiah 49:10
“They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them,
And He will guide them to springs of water.
John 4:9
The Samaritan woman asked Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me, a