Genesis 24:11,13 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 24:11 NIV (New International Version)
He had the camels kneel down near the well outside the town; it was toward evening, the time the women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 NIV (New International Version)
See, I am standing beside this spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:11 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Behold, I am standing by the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:11 NLT (New Living Translation)
He made the camels kneel beside a well just outside the town. It was evening, and the women were coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 NLT (New Living Translation)
See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:11 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
At evening, the time when women went out to draw water, he made the camels kneel beside a well outside the town.
Genesis 24:13 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
I am standing here at the spring where the daughters of the men of the town are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:11 KJV (King James Version)
And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 KJV (King James Version)
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water
Genesis 24:11 NKJV (New King James Version)
And he made his camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water at evening time, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 NKJV (New King James Version)
Behold, here I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
Genesis 24:10-14 MSG (The Message)
The servant took ten of his master’s camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, “O GOD, God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,’ and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels’—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I’ll know that you’re working graciously behind the scenes for my master.”
Genesis 24:10-14 MSG (The Message)
The servant took ten of his master’s camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, “O GOD, God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,’ and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels’—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I’ll know that you’re working graciously behind the scenes for my master.”
Genesis 24:11 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water when it was evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Behold, I am standing by the spring, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water
Genesis 24:11 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of the evening when women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Behold, I stand here at the spring of water, and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water
Genesis 24:11 NET (New English Translation)
He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city. It was evening, the time when the women would go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 NET (New English Translation)
Here I am, standing by the spring, and the daughters of the people who live in the town are coming out to draw water.