Genesis - 24:20



20 She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.

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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.
And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
And pouring out the pitcher into the troughs, she ran back to the well to draw water: and having drawn she gave to all the camels.
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.
And she hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
And after putting the water from her vessel into the animals' drinking-place, she went quickly back to the spring and got water for all the camels.
And she hastened, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
Et festinavit, et effudit hydriam suam in canale, et cucurrit adhuc ad puteum ut hauriret: et hausit omnibus camelis ejus.

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And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough,.... The place out of which cattle drank water, being put there for that purpose, which was of wood or of stones made hollow; into this Rebekah poured out what was left in her pitcher after the servant had drank:
and ran again to the well to draw water; and which must be repeated several times to have enough for all the camels, for it follows:
and drew for all his camels; and there were ten of them; and these, being thirsty after so long a journey, required a great deal of water to satisfy them; therefore Rebekah must take a vast deal of pains and labour to draw water for them all until they had enough.

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