King James Version
John 4:15 in the King James Version says “The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.”
John 4:15 · KJV
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.
The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:
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“saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Sir”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“to draw”
G501to bale up (properly, bilge water), i.e., dip water (with a bucket, pitcher, etc.)
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