GENESIS 24:23

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?”

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Genesis 24:23 Translation & Meaning

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KJV Verse Original Hebrew Meaning/ Definition
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And said, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ To say (used with great latitude) said
Whose מִ֣י Who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix Whose
daughter בַּת A daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) daughter
art (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
thou? אַ֔תְּ Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you thou
tell הַגִּ֥ידִי Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise tell
me, I pray thee: נָ֖א 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction pray
is there הֲיֵ֧שׁ There is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) is there
room מָק֥וֹם Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) room
in (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
thy father's אָבִ֛יךְ Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application fathers
house בֵּית A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) house
for us to lodge in? לָלִֽין׃ To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) lodge

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  • 21  And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.

  • 22  And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

  • 23  And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?

  • 24  And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

  • 25  She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.




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