Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Behold, I am standing by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water:
WEB
Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
YLT
lo, I am standing by the fountain of water, and daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water;
DBT
Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)