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Genesis 24:18

And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

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וַתֹּ֖אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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…שְׁתֵ֣הshetehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “banquet”, a commandH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)אֲדֹנִ֑יadonilordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.וַתְּמַהֵ֗רvatmaherand be carried headlongמָהַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be carried headlong”, the next action in the storyH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…וַתֹּ֧רֶדvatoredand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…כַּדָּ֛הּkadahbarrelכַּדnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “barrel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3537properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposesbarrel, pitcher.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יָדָ֖הּyadahhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּvatashqehvand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to drink”, the next action in the storyH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And she said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Young’s Literal Translation

and she saith, 'Drink, my lord;' and she hasteth, and letteth down her pitcher upon her hand, and giveth him drink.

World English Bible

She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.

Darby Translation

And she said, Drink, my lord! And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him to drink.

Douay-Rheims

And she answered: Drink, my lord. And quickly she let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him drink.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she said: 'Drink, my lord'; and she hastened, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hasted, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ εἶπε, πίε, κύριε· καὶ ἔσπευσε καὶ καθεῖλε τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπότισεν αὐτὸν, ἕων ἐπαύσατο πίνων.