Genesis
Genesis 24:17
17So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the servant | הָעֶ֖בֶד | hā·‘e·ḇeḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| ran | וַיָּ֥רָץ | way·yā·rāṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7323 run |
| to meet her | לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ | liq·rā·ṯāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| and said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֛א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let me have | הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִי | haḡ·mî·’î·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular; first person common singular | H1572 swallow |
| a little | מְעַט־ | mə·‘aṭ- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| water | מַ֖יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| from your jar | מִכַּדֵּֽךְ׃ | mik·kad·dêḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3537 jar |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.