Genesis 24:46

46 And she hastened and let down her jar {from her shoulder} and said, 'Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.' Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also.

Genesis 24:46 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:46

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her
[shoulder] (See Gill on Genesis 24:18). And said, drink, and I will give thy camels drink also.
(See Gill on Genesis 24:19). so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
(See Gill on Genesis 24:20).

Genesis 24:46 In-Context

44 let her say to me, "Drink; I will also draw water for your camels," she [is] the woman whom Yahweh has appointed for the son of my master.'

45 I had not yet finished speaking to myself when, behold, Rebekah [was] coming out with her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the spring and drew water. And I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

46 And she hastened and let down her jar {from her shoulder} and said, 'Drink, and I will give a drink to your camels also.' Then I drank and she gave a drink to the camels also.

47 Then I asked her and said, 'Whose daughter [are] you?' And she said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' And I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

48 And I knelt down and worshiped Yahweh, and I praised Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right way, to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "from upon her"