Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
New American Standard Bible
Please let a little water be brought and
King James Version
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Holman Bible
Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
International Standard Version
I'll have some water brought to wash your feet while you rest under the tree.
A Conservative Version
Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
American Standard Version
let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Amplified
Please let a little water be brought [by one of my servants] and [you may] wash your feet, and recline and rest comfortably under the tree.
Darby Translation
Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
Julia Smith Translation
Now he shall take a little water, and will wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
King James 2000
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.
Modern King James verseion
Let a little water, I pray, be brought, and wash Your feet, and rest under the tree.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
NET Bible
Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.
New Heart English Bible
Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
The Emphasized Bible
Let there be fetched, I pray thee a little water, and bathe ye your feet, - and rest yourselves under the tree.
Webster
Let a little water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
World English Bible
Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
Youngs Literal Translation
let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree;
Themes
Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
Entertainments » Guests at » Had their feet washed when they came a distance
Feet » Of strangers and travellers washed
Guests » Hospitality to » Washing the feet of
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Mamre » A plain near hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son
Social life » Guests advices to » Washing the feet of
Tents » Were pitched » Under trees
Travelers » Generally treated with great hospitality
Trees » The jews » Often pitched their tents under
Trees » Afford an agreeable shade in eastern countries during the heat of the day
Topics
Interlinear
M@`at
Mayim
Regel
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaac's Birth Promised
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant: 4 Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree: 5 And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 19:2
And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.
Genesis 43:24
And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.
Genesis 24:32
Then the man came into the house, and Laban took their cords off the camels and gave them dry grass and food, and he gave to him and the men who were with him water for washing their feet.
Luke 7:44
And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.
1 Samuel 25:41
And she got up, and going down on her face to the earth, said, See, I am ready to be a servant-girl, washing the feet of the servants of my lord.
John 13:5-15
Then he put water into a basin and was washing the feet of the disciples and drying them with the cloth which was round him.
1 Timothy 5:10
And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.