Genesis 24:43
43
See, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”
Read Genesis 24:43 Using Other Translations
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;
behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"
See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”
What does Genesis 24:43 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Genesis 24:43
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and it shall come
to
pass (See Gill on Genesis
24:14).
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