The woman said unto him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from where then have you that living water?
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
The woman, &c. The Greek Isaiah , Thou hast not α̉ντλημα, a pitcher, or waterpot. Observe, the fountain is here called a well, and is said to be deep. Rupertus writes that its depth was forty cubits.