Genesis 24:11

Genesis 24:11

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.

a. NLT: He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water.

b. NIV: He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.

c. YLT: and he causeth the camels to kneel at the outside of the city, at the well of water, at even-time, at the time of the coming out of the women who draw water.

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And he made his camels to kneel down outside the city by a well of water at the time of the evening when women go out to draw water.

e. Septuagint: And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water. 

f. Stone Edition Chumash Torah: He made his camels kneel down outside the city toward a well of water at evening time, the time when the women who draw water come out.

1. “And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening…”

a. he made…to kneel down [1288 * barak] [Strong: a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):--X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.]

b. camels [1581 * gamal] [Strong: apparently from 1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing); a camel:--camel.]

c. without [2351 * chuwts; or (shortened) chuts] [Strong: (both forms feminine in the plural) from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors:--abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.]

d. the city [5892 * `iyr; or (in the plural) par; or ayar] [Strong: from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post):--Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.]

e. by [413 * 'el; (but only used in the shortened constructive form sel] [Strong: a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or among; often in general, to:--about, according to ,after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, X hath, in(- to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).]

f. a well [875 * 'er] [Strong: be-ayr' from 874; a pit; especially a well:--pit, well.]

g. of water [4325 * mayim] [Strong: dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen:--+ piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).]

h. at the time [6256 * `eth] [Strong: from 5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:--+ after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.]

i. of the evening [6153 * `ereb] [Strong: from 6150; dusk:--+ day, even(-ing, tide), night.]

2. “…even the time that women go out to draw water.”

a. the time [6256 * `eth] [Strong: from 5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.:--+ after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, + evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.]

b. women go out [3318 * yatsa] [Strong: a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.:--X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.]

c. to draw water [7579 * sha'ab] [Strong: a primitive root; to bale up water:--(woman to) draw(-er, water).]