Genesis 24:17
World English Bible (WEB)
The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
In context
15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
16 The young lady was very beautiful to look at, a virgin. No man had known her. She went down to the spring, filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
18 She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw for your camels, until they have finished drinking.”
Genesis 24:17 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”
- KJV King James Version
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher.