King James Version
Genesis 24:20 in the King James Version says “And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.”
Genesis 24:20 · KJV
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And she hasted”
H4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication)
“and emptied”
H6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
“her pitcher”
H3537properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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