King James Version
Genesis 24:23 in the King James Version says “And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?”
Genesis 24:23 · KJV
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
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; earring: or, jewel for the forehead
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“daughter”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
“Whose”
H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“tell”
H5046properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
“me I pray thee is there”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“in thy father's”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“room”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
“for us to lodge in”
H3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
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