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1 Chronicles 11:17

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

KJV

Desideravit igitur David, et dixit : O si quis daret mihi aquam de cisterna Bethlehem, quæ est in porta !

Vulgate

καὶ ἐπεθύμησεν Δαυεὶδ καὶ εἶπεν Τίς ποτιεῖ με ὕδωρ ἐκ τοῦ λάκκου Βηθλέεμ τοῦ ἐν τῇ πύλῃ;

LXX

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

ASV

ו/יתאו וַ/יִּתְאָ֥יו דָּוִ֖יד וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣/נִי מַ֔יִם מִ/בּ֥וֹר בֵּֽית לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּ/שָּֽׁעַר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
בֵּ֥ית
byt
proper_noun · 82×
בֽוֹר
bvr
noun · 68×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
נִי
ny
verb · 61×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
תְּאַוֶּ֖ה
t'vh
verb · 28×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 23:15 — And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!
  • Isa 12:3 — Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
  • John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
  • John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.