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


In Context

14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

16 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man 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, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

Genesis 24:17 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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