Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Verse 43. When the virgin] haalmah, from alam, to hide, cover, or conceal; a pure virgin, a woman not uncovered, and in this respect still concealed from man. The same as bethulah, Ge 24:16, which, from the explanation there given, incontestably means a virgin in the proper sense of the word-a young woman, not that is covered or kept at home, the common gloss, but who was not uncovered in the delicate sense in which the Scripture uses this word. See this interpretation vindicated on Isa 7:14. See Clarke on Isa 7:14.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Behold, I stand by the well of water, and it shall come to pass,…. [See comments on Ge 24:14].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(43) The virgin.Not the word used in Gen. 24:16, nor that rendered damsel there and in Gen. 24:14, but almah, a young woman just ripening for marriage. It is applied to Miriam in Exo. 2:8, where it is rendered maid, and to the mother of the Immanuel in Isa. 7:14.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
Ver. 43. Behold, I stand by the well. ] But at a distance, as See Trapp on “ Gen 24:17 “ See also See Trapp on “ Gen 24:20 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
virgin. Hebrew. ‘almah. Every bethulah is an ‘ahnah, but every ‘almah is not a bethulah: ‘almah Occurs 7 times, Gen 24:43 (first occurance). Exo 2:8. Psa 68:25. Pro 30:19. Son 1:3; Son 6:8. Isa 7:14. Bethulah Occurs 49 times (App-10).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Gen 24:13, Gen 24:14
Reciprocal: Jdg 4:19 – Give me Isa 7:15 – Butter Joh 4:7 – Give