Monday, April 11, 2016

Genesis 24:17

Genesis 24:17

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

a. NLT: Running over to her, the servant said, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

b. NIV: The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”

c. YLT: And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And the servant ran to meet her, and said, I pray you, let me drink a little water from your water jar.

e. Septuagint: And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

f. Stone Edition Chumash Torah: The servant ran toward her and said, “Let me sip, if you please, a little water from your jug.”

1. “And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.”

a. the servant [5650 * `ebed] [Strong: from 5647; a servant:--X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.]

b. ran [7323 * ruwts] [Strong: a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush):--break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.]

c. to meet her [7125 * qir'ah] [Strong: from 7122; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite):--X against (he come), help, meet, seek, X to, X in the way.]

d. and said [559 * 'amar] [Strong: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

e. let me…drink [1572 * gama'] [Strong: a primitive root (literally or figuratively) to absorb:--swallow, drink.]

f. a little [4592 * m`at; or miat] [Strong: from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.):--almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.]
g. water [4325 * mayim] [Strong:  mah'-yim 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. of thy pitcher [3537 * kad] [Strong: from an unused root meaning to deepen; properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes:--barrel, pitcher.]



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