Genesis 24:46
in Genesis 24She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
KJV
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
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This verse in Genesis 24
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
. [3.] How he had immediately acknowledged God's goodness to him therein, leading him, as he here expresses it, in the right way. Note, God's way is always the right way ( Ps. cvii. 7 ), and those are well led whom he leads.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder,.... See Gill on Gen 24:18. And said, drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. See Gill on Gen 24:19. so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. See Gill on Gen 24:20.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר | vatemaher | and she hurried | H4116 → | 68 times |
| וַתּ֤וֹרֶד | vatored | and she put down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| כַּדָּהּ֙ | kadah | jar her | H3537 → | 18 times |
| מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ | mealeiha | from on <the> her | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | vatomer | and she said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| שְׁתֵ֔ה | sheteh | drink | H8354 → | 217 times |
| וְגַם־ | vegam- | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ | gemaleikha | camels your | H1581 → | 54 times |
| אַשְׁקֶ֑ה | ʾashkeh | I will give a drink to | H8248 → | 61 times |
| וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּ | vaeshet | and I drank | H8354 → | 217 times |
| וְגַ֥ם | vegam | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים | hagemalim | the camels | H1581 → | 54 times |
| הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃ | hishkatah | she gave a drink | H8248 → | 61 times |
וַתְּמַהֵ֗רand she hurried
vatemaherH4116 →68 times
וַתּ֤וֹרֶדand she put down
vatoredH3381 →381 times
כַּדָּהּ֙jar her
kadahH3537 →18 times
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָfrom on <the> her
mealeihaH5921 →5755 times
וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she said
vatomerH559 →5305 times
שְׁתֵ֔הdrink
shetehH8354 →217 times
וְגַם־and also
vegam-H1571 →769 times
גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָcamels your
gemaleikhaH1581 →54 times
אַשְׁקֶ֑הI will give a drink to
ʾashkehH8248 →61 times
וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּand I drank
vaeshetH8354 →217 times
וְגַ֥םand also
vegamH1571 →769 times
הַגְּמַלִּ֖יםthe camels
hagemalimH1581 →54 times
הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃she gave a drink
hishkatahH8248 →61 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.