Genesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Give me to drink, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 17:10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel that I may drink.
Isaiah 30:25And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks [and] streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst. I, LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
John 4:7A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:11-29
Journey of Abraham's Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 12 And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.… Read the whole commentary →