Genesis 24:43
Here 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,’
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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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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הִנֵּ֛ה | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| אָנֹכִ֥י | 'a.no.Khi | I | H595 → |
| נִצָּ֖ב | ni.Tzav | [am] standing | H5324 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| עֵ֣ין | 'ein | [the] spring of | H5869 → |
| הַמָּ֑יִם | ha.Ma.yim | the water | H4325 → |
| וְהָיָ֤ה | ve.ha.Yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| הָֽעַלְמָה֙ | ha.'al.Mah | the young woman | H5959 → |
| הַיֹּצֵ֣את | hai.yo.Tzet | who will come out | H3318 → |
| לִשְׁאֹ֔ב | lish.'O | to draw water | H7579 → |
| וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י | ve.'a.mar.Ti | and I will say | H559 → |
| אֵלֶ֔יהָ | 'e.Lei.ha | to her | H413 → |
| הַשְׁקִֽינִי־ | hash.ki.ni- | give to drink me | H8248 → |
| נָ֥א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| מְעַט־ | me.'at- | a little of | H4592 → |
| מַ֖יִם | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
| מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ | mi.ka.Dekh | from jar your | H3537 → |
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