Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, I stand here by the well of water,.... Wishing, hoping, and expecting that something would turn out that would direct and instruct what further to do, and that would lead on to the business he…
- The Marriage of Isaac 26. קרד qādad, “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh, “bow the body.” 29. לבן lābān, “Laban, white.” In this circumstantial account of the marriage of Isaac, we have a beautiful…
Abraham's servant now begins to make a figure in this story; and, though he is not named, yet much is here recorded to his honour, and for an example to all servants, who shall be honoured if, by…
Cambridge Bible
the fountain of water Two words are used in this passage which require to be distinguished: (1) "the fountain," or "spring" (-ayin), the water of which rises from the ground, or out of the rock; and…
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