Genesis 24:11
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
In other translations
And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
Hebrew words
וַיַּבְרֵךְvaiyavrekhand he made kneelH1288הַגְּמַלִּיםhagemalimthe camelsH1581מִחוּץmichutzfrom [the] outsideH2351לָעִירla'irof the cityH5892אֶל־'el-toH413בְּאֵרbe'er[the] well ofH875הַמָּיִםhamayimthe waterH4325לְעֵתle'etto [the] time ofH6256עֶרֶב'ereveveningH6153לְעֵתle'etto [the] time ofH6256צֵאתtzet[the] going out ofH3318הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת׃hasho'avotthe [women who] draw waterH7579
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 9:11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
- Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
- John 4:7There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
- Proverbs 12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
- Genesis 33:13-1413 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.13 But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die. 14 Please let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a comfortable pace for the livestock and children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”
- Genesis 24:13-2013 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 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.13 Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14 Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—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 Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor. 16 Now the girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.
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