Genesis 24:42-44
New King James Version
42 “And this day I came to the well and said, (A)‘O Lord God of my master Abraham, if You will now prosper the way in which I go, 43 (B)behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass that when the virgin comes out to draw water, and I say to her, “Please give me a little water from your pitcher to drink,” 44 and she says to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,”—let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’
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Genesis 24:42-44
King James Version
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.
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Genesis 24:42-44
English Standard Version
42 “I came today to the spring and said, (A)‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you (B)are prospering the way that I go, 43 behold, I am standing (C)by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” 44 (D)and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master's son.’
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Genesis 24:42-44
New International Version
42 “When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success(A) to the journey on which I have come. 43 See, I am standing beside this spring.(B) If a young woman(C) comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”(D) 44 and if she says to me, “Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too,” let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master’s son.’(E)
Genesis 24:42-44
New American Standard Bible
42 “So (A)I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if now You will make my journey on which I have been going (B)successful; 43 behold, (C)I am standing by the [a]spring, and may it be that the [b]young unmarried woman who comes out to draw water, and to whom I say, “(D)Please let me drink a little water from your jar”; 44 and she says to me, “You drink, and I will draw for your camels also”—let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’
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- Genesis 24:43 Lit fountain of water
- Genesis 24:43 Or virgin
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