Genesis 24:17
Strong's Lexicon
So the servant
הָעֶ֖בֶד (hā·‘e·ḇeḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

ran
וַיָּ֥רָץ (way·yā·rāṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7323: 1) to run 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to run 1a2) runners (participle as subst) 1b) (Polel) to run swiftly, dart 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring or move quickly, hurry 1c2) to drive away from, cause to run away

to meet her
לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ (liq·rā·ṯāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7125: n m 1) (BDB) to encounter, befall, meet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, encounter 1a2) to befall (fig)

and said,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Please
נָ֛א ()
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation

let me have
הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי (haḡ·mî·’î·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1572: 1) to swallow (liquids) 1a) (Piel) to swallow 1b) (Hiphil) to drink

a little
מְעַט־ (mə·‘aṭ-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth

water
מַ֖יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.)

from your jar.”
מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ (mik·kad·dêḵ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: 1) jar, large jar (portable)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”

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;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the servant ran to meet her and said, “ Please let me have a little water from your jug.”

New American Standard Bible
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink 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.
Parallel Verses
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.”

New American Standard Bible
Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please let me drink 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.

Holman Christian Standard 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."

NET Bible
Abraham's servant ran to meet her and said, "Please give me a sip of 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.

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.

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;'
















Cross References
John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

Genesis 24:45
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.

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.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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 24:15
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

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 24:18
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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