Genesis 24:46
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And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels.

Context
Rebekah is Chosen
45And whilst I pondered these things secretly with myself, Rebecca appeared, coming with a pitcher, which she carried on her shoulder: and she went down to the well and drew water. And I said to her: Give me a little to drink. 46And she speedily let down the pitcher from her shoulder, and said to me: Both drink thou, and to thy camels I will give drink. I drank, and she watered the camels.47And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:18
And she answered: Drink, my lord. And quickly she let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him drink.

Genesis 24:19
And when he had drunk, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, till they all drink.

Lexicon
She quickly
וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר (wat·tə·ma·hêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

lowered
וַתּ֤וֹרֶד (wat·tō·w·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

her jar
כַּדָּהּ֙ (kad·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar

from her [shoulder]
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ (mê·‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition-m | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and said,
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Drink,
שְׁתֵ֔ה (šə·ṯêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

and I will water
אַשְׁקֶ֑ה (’aš·qeh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

your camels
גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ (gə·mal·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1581: A camel

as well.’
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

So I drank,
וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּ (wā·’ê·šət)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

and she also
וְגַ֥ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

watered
הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃ (hiš·qā·ṯāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

the camels.
הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים (hag·gə·mal·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1581: A camel


Additional Translations
She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. So I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

And she hasted and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.

And she hasted and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. And I drank; and she gave the camels drink also.

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

She hurried and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink.' So I drank, and she also gave the camels a drink.

and she hasteth and letteth down her pitcher from off her and saith, Drink, and thy camels also I water; and I drink, and the camels also she hath watered.
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