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Und sie war eine sehr schöne Dirne von Angesicht, noch eine Jungfrau, und kein Mann hatte sie erkannt. Die stieg hinab zum Brunnen und füllete den Krug und stieg herauf.
3070. 'And she says, Drink' means an affirmative response to the same. This is clear from the fact that it is a reply and a confirmation, consequently an affirmative response.
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.
A 'thousand' means much, many, a countless number, a whole era of time, an abundance. When used in reference to the Lord, it actually means a number greater than that: In those cases it means what is infinite, what is truly without end.