Genesis 24:11 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:11

As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.

BSB

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ASV

And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

KJV

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He made his camels to kneel down - To rest themselves, or lie down, as the Septuagint has very properly expressed it, Και εκοιμισε τας καμηλους. The time that women go out to draw water - In Bengal it is the universal practice for the women to go to pools and rivers to fetch water. Companies of four, six, ten, or more, may be seen in every town daily going to fetch water, with the pitchers resting upon their sides; and, on their return from bathing, women frequently bring water home - Ward.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּבְרֵ֧ךְ	vai.yav.Rekh	and he made kneel	H1288 →
הַגְּמַלִּ֛ים	ha.ge.ma.Lim	the camels	H1581 →
מִח֥וּץ	mi.Chutz	from [the] outside	H2351 →
לָעִ֖יר	la.'Ir	of the city	H5892 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
בְּאֵ֣ר	be.'Er	[the] well of	H875 →
הַמָּ֑יִם	ha.Ma.yim	the water	H4325 →
לְעֵ֣ת	le.'Et	to [the] time of	H6256 →
עֶ֔רֶב	'E.rev	evening	H6153 →
לְעֵ֖ת	le.'Et	to [the] time of	H6256 →
צֵ֥את	tzet	[the] going out of	H3318 →
הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃	ha.sho.'a.Vot	the [women who] draw water	H7579 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 25:4
  Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
- Numbers 22:28–32
  Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
- Genesis 33:13–14
  But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all…
Through
Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
leads to
- Exodus 3:1
  Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- 1 Samuel 9:11
  And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
- Genesis 24:14–20
  Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be…
Through
John 4:7
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
leads to
- Matthew 10:42
  And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
- 1 Kings 17:10
  So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis