The Meaning of Genesis 24:16 Explained

Genesis 24:16

KJV: And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

YLT: and the young person is of very good appearance, a virgin, and a man hath not known her; and she goeth down to the fountain, and filleth her pitcher, and cometh up.

Darby: And the maiden was very fair in countenance; a virgin, and no man had known her. And she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

ASV: And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her. And she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the damsel  [was] very  fair  to look upon,  a virgin,  neither had any man  known  her: and she went down  to the well,  and filled  her pitcher,  and came up. 

What does Genesis 24:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 24:10-27 - Rebekah Meets Abraham's Servant
As we enter upon a new day, or a fresh undertaking, it is always wise and right to ask for good-speed. Good-speed is God-speed. Praying times are not lost times. The reaper saves time when he stops to whet his scythe. Eliezer had learned a sincere respect for his master's piety, and felt that his name was a sure talisman with God. How much more may we ask in the name of Jesus! John 14:13. What a concentration of heaven-contrived circumstances gathered around this event! Abraham planning, the servant praying and waiting expectantly, the Angel of God leading, the very camels kneeling patiently beside the well as though they counted on the troughs being filled, the damsel coming at the precise hour! It is thus that all our daily life might be aglow with the presence and help of God. Such things take place, but, alas, our eyes are holden! Compare prosper in Genesis 24:21; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 24:42; Genesis 24:56, with Psalms 1:3. See Acts 10:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 24

1  Abraham swears his servant
10  The servant's journey
12  His prayer
14  His sign
15  Rebekah meets him;
18  fulfils his sign;
22  receives jewels;
23  shows her kindred;
25  and invites him home
26  The servant blesses God
29  Laban entertains him
34  The servant shows his message
50  Laban and Bethuel approve it
58  Rebekah consents to go, and departs
62  Isaac meets and marries her

What do the individual words in Genesis 24:16 mean?

Now the young woman [was] beautiful to behold very a virgin and man no had known her and she went down to the well and filled her jar and came up
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ טֹבַ֤ת מַרְאֶה֙ מְאֹ֔ד בְּתוּלָ֕ה וְאִ֖ישׁ לֹ֣א יְדָעָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣רֶד הָעַ֔יְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א כַדָּ֖הּ וַתָּֽעַל

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗  Now  the  young  woman  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַעֲרָה  
Sense: girl, damsel, female servant.
טֹבַ֤ת  beautiful 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
מַרְאֶה֙  to  behold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
מְאֹ֔ד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
בְּתוּלָ֕ה  a  virgin 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּתוּלָה  
Sense: virgin.
וְאִ֖ישׁ  and  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לֹ֣א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יְדָעָ֑הּ  had  known  her 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
וַתֵּ֣רֶד  and  she  went  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הָעַ֔יְנָה  to  the  well 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
וַתְּמַלֵּ֥א  and  filled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
כַדָּ֖הּ  her  jar 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כַּד  
Sense: jar, large jar (portable).
וַתָּֽעַל  and  came  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.

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