Genesis 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.”
Genesis 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 24:17 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 24:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.””
Genesis 24:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher. ”
Genesis 24:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, `Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'”
Genesis 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher. ”
Genesis 24:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.”
Genesis 24:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 24:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me drink a little water from your jar."”
Genesis 24:17 — The Living Sword
Genesis 24:17 in Context — 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.
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.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
What Does Genesis 24:17 Mean?
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