Genesis 24:45 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 24:45 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 →
אֲנִי֩
ʼănîy
H589
I
טֶ֨רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
אֲכַלֶּ֜ה
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבִּ֗י
lêb
H3820
heart
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
רִבְקָ֤ה
Ribqâh
H7259
Rebekah
יֹצֵאת֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וְכַדָּ֣הּ
kad
H3537
jar
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שִׁכְמָ֔הּ
shᵉkem
H7926
shoulder
וַתֵּ֥רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
הָעַ֖יְנָה
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַתִּשְׁאָ֑ב
shâʼab
H7579
to draw
וָאֹמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלֶ֖יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשְׁקִ֥ינִי
shâqâh
H8248
to water
נָֽא
nâʼ
H4994
please
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World English Bible Public Domain
Before I had done speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'
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King James Version Public Domain
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Before I had finished speaking in my heart, then behold, Rebekah was coming out and 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.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).