King James Version
Genesis 24:13 in the King James Version says “Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:”
Genesis 24:13 · KJV
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. that: Heb. that women who draw water go forth
And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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.
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.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“here by the well”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“and the daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“of the city”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
“come out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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