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OET (OET-RV) So the woman said, “Ok, then. Give me some of that water so that I won’t get thirsty and won’t have to keep coming out here to the well.”
OET-LV The woman is_saying to him:
Master, give this the water to_me, in_order_that I _may_ not _be_thirsting, nor I_am_passing_through here to_be_drawing.
SR-GNT Λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή, “Κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ, μηδὲ διέρχομαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν.” ‡
(Legei pros auton haʸ gunaʸ, “Kurie, dos moi touto to hudōr, hina maʸ dipsō, maʸde dierⱪomai enthade antlein.”)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I might not thirst and might not come here to draw water.”
UST The woman said to Jesus, “Sir, please give me some of this water in order that I may never become thirsty again or have to come to this well to draw water again.”
BSB § The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
BLB The woman says to Him, "Sir, give me this water, that I might not thirst, nor come here to draw water."
AICNT The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
OEB ‘Give me this water, Sir,’ said the woman, ‘so that I may not be thirsty, nor have to come all the way here to draw water.’
LSB The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come back here to draw.”
WEBBE The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I don’t get thirsty, neither come all the way here to draw.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”
LSV The woman says to Him, “Lord, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw.”
FBV “Sir,” replied the woman, “Please give me this water so I won't be thirsty, and I won't have to come here to fetch water!”
TCNT The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty again and have to come here to draw water.”
T4T The woman did not understand that Jesus was speaking figuratively about something that would sustain her spiritually. So she said to him, “Sir, give me that kind of water so that I will not get thirsty again, and so that I will not have to keep returning here to get water!”
LEB The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or come here to draw water!”[fn]
4:15 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
BBE The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.
Moff No Moff YHN (JHN) book available
Wymth "Sir," said the woman, "give me that water, that I may never be thirsty, nor continually come all the way here to draw from the well."
ASV The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
DRA The woman saith to him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.
YLT The woman saith unto him, 'Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.'
Drby The woman says to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst nor come here to draw.
RV The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come all the way hither to draw.
Wbstr The woman saith to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to draw.
KJB-1769 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
(The woman saith/says unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hitherto draw. )
KJB-1611 The woman saith vnto him, Sir, giue me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps The woman sayth vnto hym: Syr, geue me of that water, that I thyrst not, neither come hyther to drawe.
(The woman saith/says unto him: Syr, give me of that water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to drawe.)
Gnva The woman said vnto him, Syr, giue me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hither to drawe.
(The woman said unto him, Syr, give me of that water, that I may not thirst, neither come hitherto drawe. )
Cvdl The woman sayde vnto him: Syr, geue me that same water, that I thyrst not, nether nede to come hither to drawe.
(The woman said unto him: Syr, give me that same water, that I thirst not, neither need to come hitherto drawe.)
TNT The woman sayd vnto him: Syr geve me of that water that I thyrst not nether come hedder to drawe.
(The woman said unto him: Syr give me of that water that I thirst not neither come hedder to drawe. )
Wycl The womman seith to hym, Sire, yyue me this watir, that Y thirste not, nether come hidur to drawe.
(The woman saith/says to him, Sire, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hitherto drawe.)
Luth Spricht das Weib zu ihm: HErr, gib mir dasselbige Wasser, auf daß mich nicht dürste, daß ich nicht herkommen müsse zu schöpfen.
(Spricht the woman to him: LORD, give to_me dasselbige water, on that me not dürste, that I not herkommen müsse to schöpfen.)
ClVg Dicit ad eum mulier: Domine, da mihi hanc aquam, ut non sitiam, neque veniam huc haurire.
(Dicit to him mulier: Domine, da to_me hanc waterm, as not/no sitiam, nor veniam huc haurire. )
UGNT λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή, κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ, μηδὲ διέρχωμαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν.
(legei pros auton haʸ gunaʸ, kurie, dos moi touto to hudōr, hina maʸ dipsō, maʸde dierⱪōmai enthade antlein.)
SBL-GNT λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή· Κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ μηδὲ ⸀διέρχωμαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν.
(legei pros auton haʸ gunaʸ; Kurie, dos moi touto to hudōr, hina maʸ dipsō maʸde ⸀dierⱪōmai enthade antlein.)
TC-GNT Λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ γυνή, Κύριε, δός μοι τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρ, ἵνα μὴ διψῶ, μηδὲ [fn]ἔρχομαι ἐνθάδε ἀντλεῖν.
(Legei pros auton haʸ gunaʸ, Kurie, dos moi touto to hudōr, hina maʸ dipsō, maʸde erⱪomai enthade antlein. )
4:15 ερχομαι ¦ ερχωμαι ANT PCK TH TR ¦ διερχωμαι NA SBL WH
Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:15 The woman asked Jesus for this water, but she did not grasp the spiritual implications of his words. To overcome the spiritual barrier, Jesus addressed her sin (4:16-18).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture
λέγει
/is/_saying
Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.
κύριε
Sir
The Samaritan woman calls Jesus Sir in order to show respect or politeness. (See: lord)
ἀντλεῖν
/to_be/_drawing
Here, draw refers to taking water out of a well using a container that can hold water. Alternate translation: “get water” or “pull water up from the well”
John 4
As the story of Jesus’ encounter with a Samaritan woman demonstrates, even simple geography–the divine arrangement of places where God leads us in life–can position us for fruitful ministry if we are willing to reach out to those along our journey. This episode in Jesus’ ministry occurred immediately after Jesus had cleared the Temple in Jerusalem and was gaining even more followers than John the Baptist (John 2:13-25; 4:1-3). Likely wanting to avoid a direct clash with Jewish leadership so early in his ministry, Jesus chose instead to return to Galilee. The most direct route from Jerusalem to Galilee passed through Samaria, and, as the Jewish historian Josephus notes, this was the route normally chosen by most Jews at the time (Antiquities of the Jews, Book XX:6). The city of Samaria (renamed Sebaste by Jesus’ time) was originally the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, but in 722 B.C. the Assyrians exiled many Israelites to other parts of their empire and relocated other foreign peoples in Israel (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-24; 1 Chronicles 5:26; also see “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria”). This diverse population then developed a new religion that mixed elements of Israelite worship with pagan worship (2 Kings 17:24-41), and centuries later they set up their own temple on Mount Gerizim. Because of their mixed ancestry and religion, Samaritans were often detested by many Jews (John 4:9), and hostilities periodically erupted between Jews and Samaritans. Jesus himself would later be refused entry into Samaria while traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem (Luke 9:52-56; also see “Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem”), and Josephus notes that about 20 years after this time a number of Galileans were killed by Samaritans as they attempted to make their way to Jerusalem through the village of Ginae. Probably because of these hostilities, some Jews preferred to take alternate routes that bypassed Samaria. Still other Jews chose these routes to avoid even associating with Samaritans. Jesus, however, appears to have chosen the more direct route through Samaria, which led him to the village of Sychar–right next to the ancient site of Shechem and Mount Gerizim. There he met a Samaritan woman by a well and spoke to her about God’s gift of living water for her soul. He also revealed supernatural knowledge about her, so she asked him whether Mount Gerizim or Jerusalem was the proper place to worship. Jesus gently rebuked her belief in Samaritan worship practices, but he also assured her that one day the physical location of worshipers will no longer matter. Instead, all true believers will worship God in spirit and truth. When Jesus revealed to the woman that he was the Messiah, she left her water jar and told the townspeople about Jesus. Meanwhile, Jesus’ disciples returned, and Jesus urged them to recognize that the fields were ripe for harvesting, presumably meaning that many Samaritans were ready to believe in him. Because of the Samaritan woman’s testimony, many of the townspeople believed in Jesus and persuaded him to stay there two more days before returning to Galilee. Years later the apostle Philip found fruitful ministry among the Samaritans as well, and many came to faith in Jesus (Acts 8:5-13; also see “The Ministries of Philip and Peter”).