Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

And the servant ran to meet her, - and said, I pray thee let me drink a little water out of thy pitcher.

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 Version

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

Holman 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."

A Conservative Version

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.

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.

Amplified

Then the servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar.”

Bible in Basic English

And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.

Darby Translation

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.

Julia Smith Translation

And the servant will run to meet her, and he will say, Give me to drink now a little water from thy bucket

King James 2000

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray you, drink a little water of your pitcher.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the servant ran to meet her. And he said, "Please, let me drink a little of the water from your jar."

Modern King James verseion

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Please let me drink a little water of your pitcher.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then the servant ran unto her and said, "Let me sip a little water of thy pitcher."

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

The servant ran to meet her, and said, "Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher."

Webster

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."

Youngs Literal Translation

And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the servant
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

ran
רוּץ 
Ruwts 
Usage: 103

to meet her
קראה 
Qir'ah 
Usage: 99

and said

Usage: 0

Let me, I pray thee, drink
גּמא 
Gama' 
Usage: 2

a little
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

References

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Abraham's Servant Finds A Wife For Isaac

16 Now the young woman! was of very pleasing appearance, a virgin whom, no man, had known, - and she went down unto the fountain, and filled her pitcher and came up. 17 And the servant ran to meet her, - and said, I pray thee let me drink a little water out of thy pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink my lord, - And she hastened and lowered her pitcher on her hand and let him drink.

Cross References

John 4:7

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith unto her - Give me to drink!

Genesis 26:1-35

And there came to be a famine in the land, besides the first famine which happened in the days of Abraham, - so Isaac went his way unto Abimelech, king of the Philistines towards Gerar;

1 Kings 17:10

So he arose and went to Zarephath, and, when he came to the entrance of the city, lo! there, a widow woman gathering sticks, - and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Isaiah 21:14

To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, - Ye dwellers in the land of Tema; With bread for him, get in advance of him that is in flight!

Isaiah 30:25

Then shall there be, On every lofty mountain and On every lifted bill, Channels, Conduits of water, - In the great day of slaughter, When the towers fall.

Isaiah 35:6-7

Then, shall leap as a hart the lame, Then shall shout the tongue of the dumb, For, there have broken forth - In the desert - waters, And streams, in the waste plain:

Isaiah 41:17-18

As for the oppressed and the needy. Seeking water when there is none, Their tongue with thirst being parched I - Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them:

Isaiah 49:10

They shall neither hunger, nor thirst, Nor shall smite them the glowing sand, or the glaring sun, - For, he that hath compassion upon them, will lead them, And unto springs of water, will he conduct them.

John 4:9

The Samaritan woman, therefore, saith unto him - How dost, thou, being, a Jew, ask to drink, of me, who am, a Samaritan woman? for, Jews, have no dealings with Samaritans.

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