King James Version
John 4:7 in the King James Version says “There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.” — study this verse from John chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.”
John 4:7 · KJV
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“There cometh”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“to draw”
G501to bale up (properly, bilge water), i.e., dip water (with a bucket, pitcher, etc.)
“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 her”
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
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“Give”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
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