Genesis
Genesis 24:18–19
18“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
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Genesis 24:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drink | שְׁתֵ֣ה | šə·ṯêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8354 drink |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and she quickly | וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר | wat·tə·ma·hêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4116 hasten |
| lowered | וַתֹּ֧רֶד | wat·tō·reḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| her jar | כַּדָּ֛הּ | kad·dāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3537 jar |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| her hands | יָדָ֖הּ | yā·ḏāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| and gave him a drink | וַתַּשְׁקֵֽהוּ׃ | wat·taš·qê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
Genesis 24:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After she | וַתְּכַ֖ל | wat·tə·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| had given him a drink | לְהַשְׁקֹת֑וֹ | lə·haš·qō·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
| she said | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will also | גַּ֤ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| draw water | אֶשְׁאָ֔ב | ’eš·’āḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7579 draw |
| for your camels | לִגְמַלֶּ֙יךָ֙ | liḡ·mal·le·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1581 camel |
| until | עַ֥ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they have had enough | כִּלּ֖וּ | kil·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| to drink | לִשְׁתֹּֽת׃ | liš·tōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 24:18 1 Peter 3:8 · 1 Peter 4:8–9 · Genesis 24:14 · Proverbs 31:26
Genesis 24:19 Genesis 24:14 · 1 Peter 4:9 · Genesis 24:45–46
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.