Genesis 24:14 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁴ “Now let it be that the young woman to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar to let me drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and let me water your camels too,’ let her be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Yitsḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And let it so be that the girl to whom I say, I pray you, let down your jar that I may drink, and she replies, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also–let her be the one whom You have selected and appointed and indicated for Your servant Isaac [to be a wife to him]; and by it I shall know that You have shown kindness and faithfulness to my master.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ and let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness unto my master.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ When I say to a young woman, ‘Hand me your water jar so I can drink,’ and she says to me, ‘Drink, and I will give your camels water too,’ may she be the one you’ve selected for your servant Isaac. In this way I will know that you’ve been loyal to my master.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Therefore, the girl to whom I will say, 'Tip your pitcher, so that I may drink,' and she will respond, 'Drink. In fact, I will give your camels a drink also,' the same one is she whom you have prepared for your servant Isaac. And by this, I will understand that you have shown mercy to my lord."

Genesis 24:14 Cross References

Genesis 15:8

And he said, “Master יהוה, whereby do I know that I possess it?”

Genesis 24:13

“See, I am standing here by the fountain of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.

Genesis 24:15

And it came to be, before he had ended speaking, that see, Riḇ

Genesis 24:18

And she said, “Drink, my master.” And she hurried and let her jar down to her hand, and gave him a drink.

Genesis 24:19

And when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “Let me draw water for your camels too, until they have finished drinking.”

Genesis 24:43

see, I am standing by the fountain of water, and when the maiden comes out to draw water, and I say to her, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”

Genesis 24:44

and she says to me, “Drink, and let me draw for your camels too,” let her be the woman whom יהוה  has appointed for my master’s son.’

2 Samuel 20:9

And Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 5:24

“And it shall be, when you hear the sound of stepping in the tops of the mulberry trees, then act promptly, for then יהוה  shall go out before you to smite the camp of the Philistines.”

Proverbs 19:14

Houses and riches are the inheritance from fathers, But an understanding wife is from יהוה.

Isaiah 7:11

“Ask a sign for yourself from יהוה  your Elohim; make deep the request or make it high.”

Romans 1:10

always asking in my prayers, if at all possible, I shall be blessed by the desire of Elohim, to come to you.

Judges 18:5

And they said to him, “Please inquire of Elohim, and we shall know whether the journey on which we are going is prosperous.”

Judges 6:17

And he said to Him, “Please, if I have found favour in Your eyes, then show me a sign that it is You who are speaking with me.

Judges 6:37

see, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that You are saving Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 20:7

“If he says thus, ‘It is well,’ your servant is safe. But if he is very displeased, then know that he has resolved to do evil.