The Meaning of Genesis 24:46 Explained

Genesis 24:46

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 24:46 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 24:28-49 - Abraham's Servant Fulfills His Mission
This worthy man was almost garrulous about his master. Count the number of times in which he contrives to introduce those two words, "my master." He put the errand on which he had come before his necessary food, and poured out his story in a stream of crystal utterance, which was the highest eloquence. This identification of his thought and speech with his master's interests is full of teaching for us all. He could talk of nothing else, was only anxious not to fail for Abraham's sake; and took the favorable reply as kindness shown to him whom he represented. George Herbert caught the same spirit when he spoke of "the aromatic fragrance" of "My Master" when applied to Jesus. We, too, are called to be ambassadors, as though God did beseech men by us. If we are in the way of God's will, be sure that the Lord will not only lead, but lead "in the right way," and will create for us a sympathetic reception whither we go. [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 24:46 mean?

And she made haste and let down her jar from her [shoulder] and said Drink and also your camels I will give drink So I drank and also The camels she gave a drink
וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתּ֤וֹרֶד כַּדָּהּ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁתֵ֔ה וְגַם־ גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ אַשְׁקֶ֑ה וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּ וְגַ֥ם הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים הִשְׁקָֽתָה

וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר  And  she  made  haste 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָהַר  
Sense: (Qal) to hasten.
וַתּ֤וֹרֶד  and  let  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
כַּדָּהּ֙  her  jar 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: כַּד  
Sense: jar, large jar (portable).
מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ  from  her  [shoulder] 
Parse: Preposition-m, third person feminine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שְׁתֵ֔ה  Drink 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
וְגַם־  and  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָ  your  camels 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: גָּמָל  
Sense: camel.
אַשְׁקֶ֑ה  I  will  give  drink 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּ  So  I  drank 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.
וְגַ֥ם  and  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים  The  camels 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גָּמָל  
Sense: camel.
הִשְׁקָֽתָה  she  gave  a  drink 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁקָה  
Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.

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