Genesis 24:46

She quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and said, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well.’ So I drank, and she also watered the camels.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Eliezer narrates Rebekah’s immediate response after he requests a drink at the well. She acts before he finishes speaking, fulfilling his prayer for a sign.

The words — וַתּמַהֵר (va.tamāhēr) = she hurried; וַתּוֹרֶד (va.tōred) = she put down, describing her rapid physical action with the jar.

The thread — This sequence mirrors Genesis 24:18, where Rebekah similarly lowers her jar quickly to offer water, establishing a pattern of immediate hospitality.

Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of prompt obedience to a specific request, showing how decisive action confirms a divine sign without delay.

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The Hebrew words

וַתְּמַהֵ֗רva./te.ma.Herand/ she hurried וַתּ֤וֹרֶדva./To.redand/ she put down כַּדָּהּ֙ka.Da/hjar/ her מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָme./'a.Lei./hafrom/ on <the>/ her וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva./To.merand/ she said שְׁתֵ֔הshe.Tehdrink וְגַם־ve./gam-and/ also גְּמַלֶּ֖יךָge.ma.Lei./khacamels/ your אַשְׁקֶ֑ה'ash.KehI will give a drink to וָאֵ֕שְׁתְּva./'E.shetand/ I drank וְגַ֥םve./Gamand/ also הַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha./ge.ma.Limthe/ camels הִשְׁקָֽתָה׃hish.Ka.tahshe gave a drink

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Genesis 24:18 “Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.