I will stand by this well and wait for a young woman to come to get water. Then I will say, “Please give me water from your jar to drink.”
Judges 4:19 - Easy To Read Version Sisera said to Jael, “I am thirsty. Please give me a little water to drink.” Jael had a bottle made from animal skin. She kept milk in that bottle. Jael gave Sisera a drink of that milk. Then she covered Sisera up. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to her, Give me, I pray you, a little water to drink for I am thirsty. And she opened a skin of milk and gave him a drink and covered him. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. Common English Bible Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink. I’m thirsty.” So she opened a jug of milk, gave him a drink, and hid him again. Catholic Public Domain Version he said to her: "Give me, I beg you, a little water. For I am very thirsty." And she opened a bottle of milk, and she gave him to drink. And she covered him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Said to her: Give me, I beseech thee, a little water, for I am very thirsty. She opened a bottle of milk, and gave him to drink, and covered him. |
I will stand by this well and wait for a young woman to come to get water. Then I will say, “Please give me water from your jar to drink.”
So Elijah went to Zarephath. He went to the town gate and saw a woman there. Her husband was dead. The woman was gathering wood for a fire. Elijah said to her, “Will you bring me a little water in a cup so I can drink?”
“The poor and needy people look for water,\par but they can’t find any.\par They are thirsty.\par Their tongues are very dry.\par I will answer their prayers.\par I will not leave them and let them die.\par
A Samaritan {\cf2\super [59]} woman came to that well to get some water. Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink of water.”
Jael saw Sisera coming, so she went out to meet him. Jael said to Sisera, “Sir, come into my tent. Come in. Don’t be afraid.” So Sisera went into Jael’s tent, and she covered him with a carpet.
Then Sisera said to Jael, “Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If someone comes by and asks you, ‘Is anyone in there?’, tell him, ‘No.’”
Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. She will be blessed above all women.