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Genesis 24:46

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

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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…וַתּ֤וֹרֶדvatoredand 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…כַּדָּהּ֙kadahbarrelכַּדnoun, 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.מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָmealeyhafrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from 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,…וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand 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…שְׁתֵ֔הshetehbanquetשָׁתָהverb, 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).)וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָgemaleykhacamelגָּמָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “camel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1581a camelcamel.אַשְׁקֶ֑הashqehcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “cause to drink”, an unfinished actionH8248to 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).וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּvaesheteand banquetשָׁתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and banquet”, the next action in the storyH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְגַ֥םvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.הַגְּמַלִּ֖יםhagmalimthe camelגָּמָלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the camel”, the ordinary formH1581a camelcamel.הִשְׁקָֽתָהhishqatahcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cause to drink”, a completed actionH8248to 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 made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

Young’s Literal Translation

and she hasteth and letteth down her pitcher from off her and saith, Drink, and thy camels also I water; and I drink, and the camels also she hath watered.

World English Bible

She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, ‘Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.

Darby Translation

And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.

Douay-Rheims

And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σπεύσασα καθεῖλε τὴν ὑδρίαν ἐπὶ τὸν βραχίονα αὐτῆς ἀφʼ ἑαυτῆς, καὶ εἶπε, πίε σὺ, καὶ τὰς καμήλους σου ποτιῶ· καὶ ἔπιον, καὶ τὰς καμήλους ἐπότισε.