Genesis 24:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And it came to passe yer he had leeft spakynge that Rebecca came out the doughter of Bethuell sonne to Melcha the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother and hir pytcher apon hir shulder:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And or euer he had left of speakynge, beholde, Rebecca the doughter of Bethuel (which was the sonne of Milca, that was the wyfe of Nahor Abrahams brother) came forth, and bare a pytcher vpon hir shulder,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And nowe yer he had left speaking, beholde, Rebekah came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne of Milcah the wife of Nahor Abrahams brother, and her pitcher vpon her shoulder.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it came to passe yer he had lefte speakyng, beholde, Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bethuel, sonne to Milcha, the wyfe of Nachor Abrahams brother, and her pytcher vpon her shoulder:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, before he hath finished speaking, that lo, Rebekah (who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, wife of Nahor, brother of Abraham) is coming out, and her pitcher on her shoulder,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Before he had finished praying, there came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah(Milcah was the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor).

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 11:29 : 29 Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
  • Gen 11:27 : 27 This is the account of Terah’s family line: Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
  • Gen 22:20-23 : 20 After these things, it was told to Abraham, 'Behold, Milcah has also borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.' 23 Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
  • Gen 24:24 : 24 She answered him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."
  • Gen 24:45 : 45 Before I had finished speaking to myself, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, drew water, and I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'
  • Exod 2:16 : 16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.
  • Judg 6:36-40 : 36 Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised, 37 Look, I am placing a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If dew is only on the fleece, and the ground remains dry, then I will know that you will deliver Israel by my hand, as you have said. 38 And that is exactly what happened. When Gideon rose early the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung enough dew from it to fill a bowl with water. 39 Then Gideon said to God, 'Please do not be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Allow me to test just once more with the fleece. Let the fleece remain dry, while dew covers the ground around it.' 40 That night, God did so. Only the fleece was dry, and the ground around it was covered with dew.
  • Ruth 2:2 : 2 Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields and gather leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor." Naomi said to her, "Go ahead, my daughter."
  • Ruth 2:17 : 17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah of barley.
  • Ps 34:15 : 15 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
  • Ps 65:2 : 2 Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion, and to you vows will be fulfilled.
  • Ps 145:18-19 : 18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
  • Prov 31:27 : 27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
  • Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk.
  • Isa 65:24 : 24 Before they call, I will answer; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  • Dan 9:20-23 : 20 While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning the holy mountain of my God, 21 while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision earlier, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He gave me understanding and said, 'Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your pleas, a word went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. So consider the word and understand the vision.'
  • Gen 29:9 : 9 While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
  • Gen 21:14 : 14 Early in the morning, Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulder, along with the boy, and sent her away. She departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 24:42-48
    7 verses
    90%

    42So today I came to the spring and prayed, 'Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you are making my journey successful,

    43see, I am standing beside this spring. If a young woman comes out to draw water and I say to her, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,"

    44and she says to me, "Drink, and I will draw water for your camels too," let her be the one the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

    45Before I had finished speaking to myself, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, drew water, and I said to her, 'Please give me a drink.'

    46She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will water your camels also.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

    47Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you?' She said, 'I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to him.' So I put the ring on her nose and the bracelets on her arms.

    48Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.

  • Gen 24:16-20
    5 verses
    87%

    16The young woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up again.

    17The servant hurried to meet her and said, "Please give me a little water from your jar."

    18"Drink, my lord," she said, and quickly lowered the jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

    19After she had given him a drink, she said, "I'll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink."

    20So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.

  • Gen 24:13-14
    2 verses
    86%

    13"See, I am standing here by the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.

    14May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Gen 24:28-31
    4 verses
    82%

    28The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.

    29Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and Laban ran out to the man at the spring.

    30As soon as he saw the nose ring and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and heard Rebekah tell what the man had said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels at the spring.

    31He said, "Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels."

  • Gen 24:51-53
    3 verses
    81%

    51Here is Rebekah; take her and go. Let her become the wife of your master's son, as the Lord has spoken.

    52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the Lord.

    53Then he brought out gold and silver jewelry and clothing and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave costly gifts to her brother and her mother.

  • Gen 22:22-23
    2 verses
    79%

    22Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.'

    23Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight children Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

  • Gen 24:61-66
    6 verses
    79%

    61Then Rebekah and her young women got up, mounted the camels, and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.

    62Now Isaac had come from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.

    63He went out to meditate in the field toward evening. As he looked up, he saw camels approaching.

    64Rebekah also looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she got down from the camel.

    65She said to the servant, 'Who is that man walking in the field to meet us?' The servant replied, 'He is my master.' So she took her veil and covered herself.

    66Then the servant recounted to Isaac everything he had done.

  • Gen 24:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23Then he asked, "Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"

    24She answered him, "I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor."

  • Gen 24:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10The servant took ten camels from his master’s herds and set out, taking with him all kinds of good gifts from his master. He went to Aram Naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

    11He had the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.

  • Gen 22:20
    77%

    20After these things, it was told to Abraham, 'Behold, Milcah has also borne children to your brother Nahor:

  • Gen 24:57-59
    3 verses
    76%

    57Then they said, 'Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.'

    58So they called Rebekah and asked her, 'Will you go with this man?' She replied, 'I will go.'

    59So they sent away their sister Rebekah, along with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.

  • Gen 29:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel came with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.

    10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of Laban, his mother's brother, and Laban’s sheep, he went up, rolled the stone away from the well’s mouth, and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.

  • Gen 24:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4Instead, go to my country and my kindred to choose a wife for my son Isaac.

    5The servant said to him, "What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Should I then take your son back to the land you came from?"

  • Gen 24:40
    74%

    40He answered me, 'The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey successful, so that you can take a wife for my son from my family and my father's household.

  • Gen 25:20
    74%

    20Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.

  • Gen 28:2
    73%

    2Arise, go to Paddan-Aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and take a wife for yourself from there, from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.