kneel: Genesis 33:13-14; Proverbs 12:10
women go out to draw water: Heb. women which draw water go forth, Genesis 24:13-20; Exodus 2:16; 1 Samuel 9:11; John 4:7
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Genesis 24:11
Genesis 24:11
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