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ULTNow the well of Jacob was there. Then Jesus, having grown weary from the journey, was sitting right beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.
UST(Jacob’s well was in that area.) After arriving at Sychar Jesus was very tired because of his long journey, so he sat down to rest next to Jacob’s well. It was about noon.
BSBSince Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.[fn]
NETJacob’s well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.
LSVand there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was thus sitting on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
FBVJacob's well was there, and Jesus, who was tired from the journey, sat straight down beside the well. It was around noon.
TCNTJacob's well was there, so Jesus, wearied as he was from the journey, sat by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
T4TThe well that used to belong to Jacob was on that plot of ground. Jesus was tired from walking. So while we disciples went into the town to buy some food, he sat down alongside the well. It was about noontime. A woman who lived there in Samaria came to get some water from the well. Jesus said to her, “Will you give me from the well some water to drink?” The woman knew that Jews did not like ◄to touch things that belong to Samaritans/to come near Samaritans►, (OR, Jews did not like to associate with Samaritans,)
LEBAnd Jacob’s well was there, so Jesus, because he had become tired from the journey, simply sat down at the well. It was about the sixth hour.
BBENow Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
WymthJacob's Well was there: and accordingly Jesus, tired out with His journey, sat down by the well to rest. It was about six o'clock in the evening.
ASVand Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
DRANow Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.
YLTand there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;
DrbyNow a fountain of Jacob's was there; Jesus therefore, being wearied with the way he had come, sat just as he was at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
RVand Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
WbstrNow Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
KJB-1769Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
KJB-1611Now Iacobs Well was there. Iesus therefore being wearied with his iourney, sate thus on the Well: and it was about the sixth houre. (Now Yacobs Well was there. Yesus/Yeshua therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the Well: and it was about the sixth houre.)
BshpsAnd there was Iacobs well. Iesus then beyng wery of his iourney, sate thus on the well. And it was about the sixt houre: (And there was Yacobs well. Yesus/Yeshua then being weary of his journey, sat thus on the well. And it was about the sixth houre:)
GnvaAnd there was Iacobs well. Iesus then wearied in the iourney, sate thus on the well: it was about the sixt houre. (And there was Yacobs well. Yesus/Yeshua then wearied in the journey, sat thus on the well: it was about the sixth houre. )
CvdlAnd there was Iacobs well. Now whan Iesus was weerye of his iourney, he satt hi downe so vpo the well. And it was aboute the sixte houre. (And there was Yacobs well. Now when Yesus/Yeshua was weerye of his journey, he satt hi down so upo the well. And it was about the sixth houre.)
TNTAnd there was Iacobs well. Iesus then weryed in his iorney sate thus on the well. And it was about the sixte houre: (And there was Yacobs well. Yesus/Yeshua then wearied in his iorney sat thus on the well. And it was about the sixth houre: )
WyclAnd the welle of Jacob was there; and Jhesus was weri of the iourney, and sat thus vpon the welle. And the our was, as it were the sixte. (And the welle of Yacob was there; and Yhesus was weri of the journey, and sat thus upon the welle. And the our was, as it were the sixte.)
LuthEs war aber daselbst Jakobs Brunnen. Da nun JEsus müde war von der Reise, setzte er sich also auf den Brunnen; und es war um die sechste Stunde. (It what/which but there Yakobs Brunnen. So now Yesus müde what/which from the/of_the Reise, sat he itself/yourself/themselves also on the Brunnen; and it what/which around/by/for the sechste Stunde.)
ClVgErat autem ibi fons Jacob. Jesus ergo fatigatus ex itinere, sedebat sic supra fontem. Hora erat quasi sexta.[fn] (Erat however there fons Yacob. Yesus therefore fatigatus from itinere, sedebat so supra fontem. Hora was as_if sexta. )
4.6Erat autem, etc. Quia naturalis ratio non aliunde surgit nisi a causa omnium bonorum, ideo pulchre dicitur fons esse Jacob, id est ratio infinita Patris altitudine procedens. Jesus ergo fatigatus, etc. Allegorice. Iter Jesu carnis est assumptio in qua est fatigatio, id est infirmitas, relevans hominem quem creavit potentia: sessio est humilitas. Sexta hora, sexta ætas qua venit, puteus profunditas hujus sæculi. Samaritana Ecclesia venit non jam justa, sed justificanda. Aqua putei voluntas hujus sæculi, quæ quasi de profundo extrahitur submissis et inclinatis ad eam hominibus, præmissa cupiditate quasi hydria. Sedebat. Quasi lassitudinem relevans in quo indicatur magister docturus accedentes et possessurus. Supra. Fons dicitur ubicunque manat aqua de terra, sed si in superficie fons tantum, si in profundo etiam dicitur puteus.
4.6Erat however, etc. Because naturalis ratio not/no aliunde surgit nisi from causa omnium bonorum, ideo pulchre it_is_said fons esse Yacob, id it_is ratio infinita Patris altitudine proceeding. Yesus therefore fatigatus, etc. Allegorice. Iter Yesu carnis it_is assumptio in which it_is fatigatio, id it_is infirmitas, relevans hominem which created potentia: sessio it_is humilitas. Sexta hora, sexta ætas which venit, puteus profunditas huyus sæculi. Samaritana Ecclesia he_came not/no yam justa, but justificanda. Aqua putei voluntas huyus sæculi, which as_if about profundo extrahitur submissis and inclinatis to her hominibus, præmissa cupiditate as_if hydria. Sedebat. Quasi lassitudinem relevans in quo inlet_him_sayur magister docturus accedentes and possessurus. Supra. Fons it_is_said ubicunque manat water about terra, but when/but_if in superficie fons tantum, when/but_if in profundo also it_is_said puteus.
4:1-42 At a historic well in Samaria, Jesus offered himself as living water. Jesus engaged and confronted people with the revelation of God, and they either followed or fell away. • The Samaritan woman contrasted with Nicodemus at every turn: a woman (not a man), a Samaritan (not a Jew), a sinner (not righteous), and an outcast (not one of Israel’s rabbis). While Nicodemus fell silent and never responded to Jesus’ challenges (3:1-21), this woman acknowledged Jesus as Lord, remained in the light, and exhibited signs of discipleship (see 1:35-51).
In this case, there refers to the town of Sychar mentioned in the previous verse. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [there at Sychar]
Then here indicates that the events the story will now relate came after the event just described in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a fuller phrase. Alternate translation: [When Jesus came to Sychar]
This clause indicates the reason why Jesus sat by the well. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [because he had grown weary]
This phrase indicates the reason why Jesus had grown weary. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [because of the journey]
ὥρα ἦν ὡς ἕκτη
/the/_hour was about /the/_sixth
In this culture, people began counting the hours each day beginning around daybreak at six o’clock in the morning. Here, the sixth hour indicates a time in the middle of the day, when it would be the hottest. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this in the way the people of your culture reckon time. Alternate translation: [about noon] or [about 12:00 PM]
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”).
