Genesis 24:17 Go deeper

And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzand he ran

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 1

הָעֶ֖בֶדha.'E.vedthe servant

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 2

לִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.Tahto meet her

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to encounter: meet

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 30:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 3

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 4

הַגְמִיאִ֥ינִיhag.mi.'I.nigive to drink me

Lemma: גָּמָא (ga.ma) · Strong's: H1572

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)

Meaning: to swallow

Used 2 times. Also: Job 39:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1572; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 5

נָ֛אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 6

מְעַט\־me.'at-a little of

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 43:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 7

מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 8

מִכַּדֵּֽךְ\׃mi.ka.Dekhfrom jar your

Lemma: כַּד (kad) · Strong's: H3537

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: jar

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3537; TAHOT Genesis 24:17 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So the servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
ran	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
to meet her	→	קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Please	→	נָא H4994 please
let me have	→	גָּמָא H1572 to swallow
a little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
water	→	מַי H4325G water
from your jar	→	כַּד H3537 jar

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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