Genesis 24:43
in Genesis 24Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say, Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;
KJV
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
5 notes on this verseWhen the virgin - העלמה haalmah, from עלם alam, to hide, cover, or conceal; a pure virgin, a woman not uncovered, and in this respect still concealed from man. The same as בתולה bethulah, Gen 24:16, which, from the explanation there given, incontestably means a virgin in the proper sense of the word - a young woman, not that is covered or kept at home, the common gloss, but who was not uncovered in the delicate sense in which the Scripture uses this word. See this interpretation vindicated on Isa 7:14 (note).
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 43.) Behold, I stand by the fountain of water, and the daughters of the city will come out to draw water. And there will be a maiden, to whom I will say, 'Give me a little water to drink from your jar,' etc. In Hebrew it is written: Behold, I stand by the fountain of water, and there will be a young girl who will come out to draw water. And I will say to her, 'Give me a little water to drink from your jar,' and so on.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and it shall come to pass,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and it shall come to pass,.... See Gill on Gen 24:14.
Note, It is good dealing with those who by prayer take God along with them in their dealings. [2.] How God had answered his prayer in the very letter of it.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֛ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | ʾanokhi | I | H595 → | 359 times |
| נִצָּ֖ב | nitzav | [am] standing | H5324 → | 75 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֵ֣ין | ʾein | [the] spring of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| הַמָּ֑יִם | hamayim | the water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| וְהָיָ֤ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| הָֽעַלְמָה֙ | haalmah | the young woman | H5959 → | |
| הַיֹּצֵ֣את | haiyotzet | who will come out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| לִשְׁאֹ֔ב | lisho | to draw water | H7579 → | 19 times |
| וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י | veamarti | and I will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלֶ֔יהָ | ʾeleiha | to her | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַשְׁקִֽינִי־ | hashkini- | give to drink me | H8248 → | 61 times |
| נָ֥א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| מְעַט־ | meat- | a little of | H4592 → | 101 times |
| מַ֖יִם | mayim | water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ | mikadekh | from jar your | H3537 → | 18 times |
הִנֵּ֛הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
אָנֹכִ֥יI
ʾanokhiH595 →359 times
נִצָּ֖ב[am] standing
nitzavH5324 →75 times
עַל־at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עֵ֣ין[the] spring of
ʾeinH5869 →887 times
הַמָּ֑יִםthe water
hamayimH4325 →581 times
וְהָיָ֤הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
הָֽעַלְמָה֙the young woman
haalmahH5959 →
הַיֹּצֵ֣אתwho will come out
haiyotzetH3318 →1067 times
לִשְׁאֹ֔בto draw water
lishoH7579 →19 times
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣יand I will say
veamartiH559 →5305 times
אֵלֶ֔יהָto her
ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times
הַשְׁקִֽינִי־give to drink me
hashkini-H8248 →61 times
נָ֥אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
מְעַט־a little of
meat-H4592 →101 times
מַ֖יִםwater
mayimH4325 →581 times
מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃from jar your
mikadekhH3537 →18 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.