Genesis 24:43 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 24:43 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִ֥י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נִצָּ֖ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֵ֣ין
ʻayin
H5869
eye
הַמָּ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָֽעַלְמָה֙
ʻalmâh
H5959
virgin
הַיֹּצֵ֣את
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לִשְׁאֹ֔ב
shâʼab
H7579
to draw
וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֔יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשְׁקִֽינִי
shâqâh
H8248
to water
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
מַ֖יִם
mayim
H4325
water
מִכַּדֵּֽךְ
kad
H3537
jar
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it happen, that the maiden who comes forth to draw, to whom I will say, Give me, I pray you, a little water from your pitcher to drink.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, I am standing by spring of water. And let it be the young woman who comes out to draw and I say to her, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).