Ἰωάννην 4:11

Greek Modern Translation

Λεγει προς αυτον η γυνη· Κυριε, ουτε αντλημα εχεις, και το φρεαρ ειναι βαθυ· ποθεν λοιπον εχεις το υδωρ το ζων;

Parallel Translations

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
λέγει αὐτῷ ⸂ἡ γυνή⸃· Κύριε, οὔτε ἄντλημα ἔχεις καὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἐστὶν βαθύ· πόθεν οὖν ἔχεις τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ζῶν;

Tischendorf 8th Edition
λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή· κύριε, οὔτε ἄντλημα ἔχεις καὶ τὸ φρέαρ ἐστὶν βαθύ· πόθεν ἔχεις τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ζῶν;

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
λεγει αυτω η γυνη κυριε ουτε αντλημα εχεις και το φρεας εστιν βαθυ ποθεν ουν εχεις το υδως το ζων

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
λεγει αυτω κυριε ουτε αντλημα εχεις και το φρεαρ εστιν βαθυ ποθεν ουν εχεις το υδωρ το ζων

Byzantine/Majority Text
λεγει αυτω η γυνη κυριε ουτε αντλημα εχεις και το φρεας εστιν βαθυ ποθεν ουν εχεις το υδως το ζων

Bible Verse Review
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thou hast: John 3:4, 1 Corinthians 2:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:19 - springing water Numbers 19:17 - running water shall be put thereto Psalms 57:4 - whose Proverbs 12:10 - righteous John 6:51 - living John 6:52 - How John 14:22 - how Romans 11:2 - how he maketh Revelation 7:17 - shall lead Revelation 22:1 - water

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The woman saith unto him, Sir,.... Which was an usual, way in those countries, of addressing men, and especially strangers; and expresses no uncommon respect to Christ, of whose dignity and greatness she was, entirely ignorant; and at whom she was now scoffing; for so the following words are to be understood:

thou hast nothing to draw with; no pail, or bucket, or rope, to let it down with, as Nonnus adds; for it seems, there was no bucket, or vessel, fastened at the well for the common use, but everyone brought one with them, when they came to draw: though it is strange there was not one; since, according to common usage, and even of the Jews u,

"a public well had, קול, "a bucket", or pitcher; but a private well had no bucket:''

and the well is deep; that which is now called Jacob's well, is by some said to be forty cubits deep, and by others thirty five yards:

from whence then hast thou that living water? this she said in a sneering, scoffing manner: she reasoned with him, either that he must have it out of this well; but that could not be, since he had no vessel to draw with, and the well was so deep, that he could not come at the water without one; or he must have it from some neighbouring spring; upon which she scoffs at him in the following manner.

u T. Hieros. Erubin, fol. 20. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hast nothing to draw with - It seems that there were no means of drawing water affixed to the well, as with us. Probably each one took a pail or pitcher and a cord for the purpose. In traveling this was indispensable. The woman, seeing that Jesus had no means of drawing water, and not yet understanding his design, naturally inquired whence he could obtain the water.

The well is deep - If the same one that is there now, it was about 100 feet deep.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 4:11. Thou hast nothing to draw with — ουτε αντλημα εχεις, Thou hast no bucket. Good water is not plentiful in the east; and travellers are often obliged to carry leathern bottles or buckets with them, and a line also, to let them down into the deep wells, in order to draw up water. If the well was in our Lord's time, as it was found by Mr. Maundrell, thirty-five yards deep, it would require a considerable line to reach it; and with such it is not likely that even the disciples of our Lord were provided. The woman might well say, The well is deep, and thou hast nothing to draw with; whence then hast thou that living water?