John 4:7

An isha of Shomron comes to draw mayim. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to her, Give me a drink.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

In Context

6Now a be'er (well) of Ya'akov was there. Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, having become weary from his journey was sitting there at the be'er. The sha'ah (hour, time) was about hashishit (the sixth, noon).

8For Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiachʼs talmidim had gone away into the city that they might buy okhel.

Read all of John 4

Cross References

Genesis 24:43Hinei, I stand by the ayin hamayim; and it shall come to pass, that when haAlmah + 24:43 haAlmah used here as synonym for na'arah-betulah, Gn 24:16 ; see Isa 7:14 , Introduction cometh forth to draw mayim, and I say to her, Give me, now, a little mayim of thy jar to drink;

1 Kings 17:10So he arose and went to Tzarphat. And when he came to the gate of the ir, hinei, the isha almanah was there gathering sticks; and he called to her, and said, Bring me a little mayim in a vessel, that I may drink.

John 4:10In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to her, If you knew the matanah (gift) of Hashem and who it is saying to you, Give me a drink, + 4:10 Gn 26:19 you would have asked him and he would have given you Mayim Chayyim (Living Water). + 4:10 Isa 44:3; 55:1; Jer 2:13; 17:13; Zech 14:8

Matthew Henry on John 4:5-27

Christ at the Well of Samaria. 4 And he must needs go through Samaria. 5 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. 6 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. 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study John 4:7