Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.” New Living Translation Running over to her, the servant said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.” English Standard Version Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” Berean Standard Bible So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” King James Bible And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. New King James Version And the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher.” New American Standard Bible Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” NASB 1995 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” NASB 1977 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” Legacy Standard Bible Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar.” Amplified Bible Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.” Christian Standard Bible Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jug.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jug.” 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. Contemporary English Version Abraham's servant ran to her and said, "Please let me have a drink of water." English Revised Version And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher. GOD'S WORD® Translation The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a drink of water." Good News Translation The servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a drink of water from your jar." 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." Majority Standard Bible So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” 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 Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jug." Webster's Bible Translation 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the servant runs to meet her and says, “Please let me swallow a little water from your pitcher”; Young's Literal Translation And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;' Smith's Literal Translation And the servant will run to meet her, and he will say, Give me to drink now a little water from thy bucket. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher. Catholic Public Domain Version And the servant ran to meet her, and he said, “Provide me with a little water to drink from your pitcher.” New American Bible the servant ran toward her and said, “Please give me a sip of water from your jug.” New Revised Standard Version Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me sip a little water from your jar.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the servant ran to meet her and said, Let me drink a little water from your pitcher. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Servant ran to meet her and he said to her, “Let me drink a little water from your cruse.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebekah is Chosen…16Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again. 17So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” 18“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.… Cross References John 4:7-10 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ... 1 Kings 17:10-11 So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” Exodus 2:16-17 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. / And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock. Ruth 2:9 Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.” John 4:13-14 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” Judges 4:19 Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. Matthew 10:42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.” Isaiah 12:3 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, Proverbs 25:21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 1 Samuel 9:11 And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?” John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” Numbers 20:17-19 Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” / But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” / “We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.” 2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals. Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely. Deuteronomy 10:19 So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Treasury of Scripture And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray you, drink a little water of your pitcher. Let. 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. John 4:7,9 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink… water of. 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… 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. 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. Jump to Previous Drink Hurried Jar Little Meet Pitcher Please Ran Runneth Running Servant Swallow Vessel WaterJump to Next Drink Hurried Jar Little Meet Pitcher Please Ran Runneth Running Servant Swallow Vessel WaterGenesis 24 1. Abraham swears his servant.10. The servant's journey. 12. His prayer. 14. His sign. 15. Rebekah meets him; 18. fulfils his sign; 22. receives jewels; 23. shows her kindred; 25. and invites him home. 26. The servant blesses God. 29. Laban entertains him. 34. The servant shows his message. 50. Laban and Bethuel approve it. 58. Rebekah consents to go, and departs. 62. Isaac meets and marries her. So the servant ran The phrase highlights the eagerness and urgency of Abraham's servant, Eliezer, in fulfilling his mission to find a wife for Isaac. The Hebrew word for "ran" (רָץ, rats) conveys a sense of haste and purpose. This action reflects the servant's dedication and faithfulness to his master, Abraham, and his commitment to the task at hand. It also underscores the importance of the mission, as finding a suitable wife for Isaac was crucial for the continuation of God's covenant with Abraham. to meet her and said Please let me have a little water to drink from your jar Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the servantהָעֶ֖בֶד (hā·‘e·ḇeḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant ran וַיָּ֥רָץ (way·yā·rāṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7323: To run to meet her לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ (liq·rā·ṯāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and said, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Please נָ֛א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let me have הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי (haḡ·mî·’î·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1572: To swallow (liquids) a little מְעַט־ (mə·‘aṭ-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few water מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen from your jar.” מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ (mik·kad·dêḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar Links Genesis 24:17 NIVGenesis 24:17 NLT Genesis 24:17 ESV Genesis 24:17 NASB Genesis 24:17 KJV Genesis 24:17 BibleApps.com Genesis 24:17 Biblia Paralela Genesis 24:17 Chinese Bible Genesis 24:17 French Bible Genesis 24:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 24:17 The servant ran to meet her (Gen. 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