Charles Ellicott Commentary John 4:7

"There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink." — John 4:7 (ASV)

Of Samaria—that is, of the country (John 4:1), not of the city, which was nine miles farther north. She was of the people inhabiting the valley between Ebal and Gerizim, not, like Himself, a chance passenger by the well. The contrast is at once drawn between Him, a Jew and a man, and her, of Samaria and a woman.

Give me to drink is the almost always asked and almost never refused favour as the traveller meets the native by the well-side. He was wearied by the heat of the journey and seeks the ordinary refreshment.