17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.


In Context

14 And let it come to pass, that the maiden to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink, and who will say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also, be she whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and hereby I shall know that thou hast dealt kindly with my master.

15 And it came to pass before he had ended speaking, that behold, Rebecca came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; and she had her pitcher upon her shoulder.

16 And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.

18 And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.

19 And when she had given him enough to drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have drunk enough.

Genesis 24:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:17The servant hurried to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water from your jar."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water from thy pitcher.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:17The servant ran to meet her, and said, |Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:17And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray you, drink a little water of your pitcher.