The Meaning of Genesis 24:20 Explained

Genesis 24:20

KJV: And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

YLT: and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.

Darby: And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw water; and she drew for all his camels.

ASV: And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she hasted,  and emptied  her pitcher  into the trough,  and ran  again unto the well  to draw  [water], and drew  for all his camels. 

What does Genesis 24:20 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 24:20 mean?

And she quickly then emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw [water] and drew for all his camels
וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙ אֶל־ הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת וַתָּ֥רָץ ע֛וֹד אֶֽל־ הַבְּאֵ֖ר לִשְׁאֹ֑ב וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב לְכָל־ גְּמַלָּֽיו

וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר  And  she  quickly 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָהַר  
Sense: (Qal) to hasten.
וַתְּעַ֤ר  then  emptied 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָרָה  
Sense: to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out.
כַּדָּהּ֙  her  jar 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כַּד  
Sense: jar, large jar (portable).
אֶל־  into 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הַשֹּׁ֔קֶת  the  trough 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֹׁקֶת  
Sense: watering trough.
וַתָּ֥רָץ  and  ran 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רוּץ 
Sense: to run.
ע֛וֹד  back 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
הַבְּאֵ֖ר  the  well 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּאֵר  
Sense: well, pit, spring.
לִשְׁאֹ֑ב  to  draw  [water] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁאַב  
Sense: to draw (water).
וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב  and  drew 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁאַב  
Sense: to draw (water).
לְכָל־  for  all 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
גְּמַלָּֽיו  his  camels 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּמָל  
Sense: camel.

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