Genesis 24:13

Translations

Modern

Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

Traditional

Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

Literal

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

Latin

Ecce ego sto prope fontem aquæ, et filiæ habitatorum hujus civitatis egredientur ad hauriendam aquam.

Original

Hebrew

English

Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

Notes

Genesis 24:10–27

The servant obeyed his master’s instructions and trusted God to lead him to the right woman.

Genesis 24:10–60

The servant faithfully completed his mission. God showed his faithful covenant love to Abraham's family by bringing all these details together. God was working quietly through these events to carry out his will through people who acted responsibly and in faith.

Genesis 24:1–67

Isaac's marriage to Rebekah made it certain that God's plan would continue for the next generation. God showed his covenant faithfulness by working through his faithful people (24:12, 27, 49).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Rebekah God Works through Prayer Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

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Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’
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1 Samuel 9:11
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
Genesis 29:9–10
While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
Genesis 24:11
As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
Judges 5:11
…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
Proverbs 3:6
…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
John 4:7
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Isaac Miracle Nahor (Person) Patriarchs, Period of the Rebecca, Rebekah

Topics

Children: Female: Usefully Employed Intercessory Prayer: Abraham's Servant Intercessory Prayer: should be offered up For: Masters Prayer: Answered: Abraham's Servant, for Guidance Servants: Good: Eliezer Symbols and Similitudes: Offering Water to Drink The Providence of God: Saints should Pray to be Guided By Wells: Frequented by Travellers Wells: Frequented by Women Who Came to Draw Water Woman: Often Engaged in Drawing and Carrying Water Women: Tended Flocks and Herds

Genesis 24:13

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