She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
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She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.
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And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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And she said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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Passages linked to Genesis 24:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 24:14 Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, ‘Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,’ then she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,’—let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.”
- Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.
- 1 Peter 3:8 Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,
- 1 Peter 4:8-9 And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, my Lord.
Hebrew, my Lord.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and…
Gen 24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Ver. 18, 19. {See Trapp on "Gen 24:14"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain She said, Drink, my lord; for his retinue showed…
She said, Drink, my lord; for his retinue showed him to be a person of more than ordinary quality.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And she said, drink, my lord,.... Signifying at once…
And she said, drink, my lord,.... Signifying at once that he was welcome to drink what he would, giving him a very honourable title, observing that he had a pretty large retinue with him of men and camels; so that she took him for some considerable personage:
and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand; from off her shoulder, and let it rest upon her hand or arm:
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and gave him drink; let him drink what he would of it.
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