Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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.

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 And the young woman was very beautiful 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, Please let me drink a little water of your pitcher. 18 And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hurried and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave a drink to him.



Cross References

John 4:7

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, Give me to drink.

Genesis 26:1-35

And there was a famine in the land, besides the famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.

1 Kings 17:10

And he arose and went to Zarephath, and came in to the entrance of the city, and, behold, the widow was gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Please, bring me a little water in a vessel so that I may drink.

Isaiah 21:14

The people of the land of Tema brought water to him who was thirsty; they went before him who fled with their bread.

Isaiah 30:25

And there shall be on every high mountain, and on every high hill, rivers, streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

Isaiah 35:6-7

Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness waters shall break out, and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 41:17-18

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.

Isaiah 49:10

They shall not hunger nor thirst; nor shall the heat nor sun strike them; for He who has mercy on them shall lead them; even by the springs of water He shall guide them.

John 4:9

Then the woman of Samaria said to Him, How do you, being a Jew, ask a drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? For the Jews do not associate with Samaritans.

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