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Genesis 24:17

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

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וַיָּ֥רָץvayaratsand runרוּץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and run”, the next action in the storyH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.הָעֶ֖בֶדhaevedthe servantעֶבֶדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.לִקְרָאתָ֑הּliqratahto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhagmiiniswallowגָּמָאverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “swallow”, a commandH1572to absorbswallow, drink.נָ֛אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.מְעַטmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “little”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.מַ֖יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מִכַּדֵּֽךְmikadekhefrom barrelכַּדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from barrel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3537properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposesbarrel, pitcher.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the servant runneth to meet her, and saith, 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher;'

World English Bible

The servant ran to meet her, and said, “Please give me a drink, a little water from your pitcher.”

Darby Translation

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, sip a little water out of thy pitcher.

Douay-Rheims

And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the servant ran up to meet her, and said, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπέδραμε δὲ ὁ παῖς εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῆς, καὶ εἶπε, Πότισόν με μικρὸν ὕδωρ ἐκ τῆς ὑδρίας σου.