13Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.


In Context

10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

11 He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

12 He said, |Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

13 Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. The daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

14 Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, '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.|

15 It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

Genesis 24:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:13See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold I stand nigh the spring of water, and the daughters of the inhabitants of this city will come out to draw water.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water. And the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: