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John 4:7–9

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7A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me water* to drink.” 8(For his disciples had gone away into the town so that they could buy food.) 9So the Samaritan woman said to him, “How do you, being a Jew, ask from me water* to drink, since I* am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

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  1. *Here “water” is supplied in the translation as the understood direct object of the verb “give”
  2. *Here “water” is supplied in the translation as the understood direct object of the verb “ask”
  3. *Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am”) which is understood as causal

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A woman of Samaria came to draw water.

“Give me a drink,” Jesus said to her, because his disciples had gone into town to buy food.

“How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” she asked him. For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.

NLTNew Living Translation

Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Please give me a drink.” He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.

The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”

KJV 1900King James Version

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.