The Meaning of Genesis 24:23 Explained

Genesis 24:23

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

YLT: and saith, 'Whose daughter art thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in?'

Darby: and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge?

ASV: 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 24:23?

MEANING: What does Genesis 24:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 24:23 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 24:23?

What is the context of Genesis 24:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Genesis 24:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 24:10-27 - Rebekah Meets Abraham's Servant

As we enter upon a new day, or a fresh undertaking, it is always wise and right to ask for good-speed. Good-speed is God-speed. Praying times are not lost times. The reaper saves time when he stops to whet his scythe. Eliezer had learned a sincere respect for his master's piety, and felt that his name was a sure talisman with God. How much more may we ask in the name of Jesus! John 14:13. What a concentration of heaven-contrived circumstances gathered around this event! Abraham planning, the servant praying and waiting expectantly, the Angel of God leading, the very camels kneeling patiently beside the well as though they counted on the troughs being filled, the damsel coming at the precise hour! It is thus that all our daily life might be aglow with the presence and help of God. Such things take place, but, alas, our eyes are holden! Compare prosper in Genesis 24:21; Genesis 24:40; Genesis 24:42; Genesis 24:56, with Psalms 1:3. See Acts 10:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 24

¹ Abraham swears his servant
¹⁰ The servant's journey
¹² His prayer
¹⁴ His sign
¹⁵ Rebekah meets him;
¹⁸ fulfils his sign;
²² receives jewels;
²³ shows her kindred;
²⁵ and invites him home
²⁶ The servant blesses God
²⁹ Laban entertains him
³⁴ The servant shows his message
⁵⁰ Laban and Bethuel approve it
⁵⁸ Rebekah consents to go, and departs
⁶² Isaac meets and marries her

What do the individual words in Genesis 24:23 mean?

And said the daughter Whose [are] you Tell please me is there in the house of your father room for us to lodge

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בַּת־ מִ֣י ؟ אַ֔תְּ הַגִּ֥ידִי נָ֖א לִ֑י הֲיֵ֧שׁ בֵּית־ אָבִ֛יךְ מָק֥וֹם לָ֖נוּ ؟ לָלִֽין

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בַּת־	the daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
מִ֣י	Whose
Parse: Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
؟ אַ֔תְּ	[are] you
Parse: Pronoun, second person feminine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
הַגִּ֥ידִי	Tell
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, feminine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
נָ֖א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
לִ֑י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
הֲיֵ֧שׁ	is there
Parse: Adverb Root: יֵשׁ Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
בֵּית־	in the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אָבִ֛יךְ	of your father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
מָק֥וֹם	room
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place.
לָ֖נוּ	for us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
؟ לָלִֽין	to lodge
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: לוּן Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide.

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