KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 24:33 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And there was set” | וַיּוּשָׂ֤ם | To place; intransitively, to be placed | set |
| “meat” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “before him” | לְפָנָיו֙ | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “to eat:” | לֶֽאֱכֹ֔ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “but he said,” | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “I will not” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “eat,” | אֹכַ֔ל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “until” | אִם | Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | until |
| “I have told” | דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | told |
| “mine errand.” | דְּבָרָ֑י | A word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause | errand |
| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Speak on.” | דַּבֵּֽר׃ | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | Speak |
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31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.
33 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.
35 And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
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