⁴³behold, ^aI am standing by the ¹spring, and may it be that the maiden who comes out to draw, and to whom I say, “^bPlease let me drink a little water from your jar”;

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Footnotes

1Lit fountain of water

Cross references

a Gen 24:13
b Gen 24:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

See, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, “Please let me drink a little water from your jar,”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am standing here at a spring. Let the young woman who comes out to draw water, and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jug,’

NLTNew Living Translation

See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water and to whom I say, “Please give me a little water to drink from your jar,”

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

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