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Genesis 24:18

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18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
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Genesis 24:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
ESV
18 She said, "Drink, my lord." And she quickly let down her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink.
NLT
18 “Yes, my lord,” she answered, “have a drink.” And she quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and gave him a drink.
MSG
18 She said, "Certainly, drink!" And she held the jug so that he could drink.
CSB
18 She replied, "Drink, my lord." She quickly lowered her jug to her hand and gave him a drink.

Genesis 24:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 24:18

And she said, drink, my lord
Signifying at once that he was welcome to drink what he would, giving him a very honourable title, observing that he had a pretty large retinue with him of men and camels; so that she took him for some considerable personage: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand;
from off her shoulder, and let it rest upon her hand or arm: and gave him drink;
let him drink what he would of it.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 24:18 In-Context

16 The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
17 The servant hurried to meet her and said, “Please give me a little water from your jar.”
18 “Drink, my lord,” she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
19 After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.

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