Genesis 24:25

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

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַתֹּ֣אמֶר va.To.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
both	גַּם gam-	H1571	properly · adverb
straw	תֶּ֥בֶן Te.ven	H8401	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
provender	מִסְפּ֖וֹא mis.Po'	H4554	fodder · noun, common masculine singular absolute
enough	רַ֣ב rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute
and	גַּם gam-	H1571	properly · adverb
room	מָק֖וֹם ma.Kom	H4725	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
in	לָלֽוּן la.Lun	H3885	to stop (usually over night) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
1 Peter 4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
Genesis 18:4-8 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Judges 19:19-21 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man wh…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:10-28

Abraham's servant now begins to make a figure in this story; and, though he is not named, yet much is here recorded to his honour, and for an example to all servants, who shall be honoured if, by faithfully serving God and their masters, they adorn the doctrine of Christ (compare Pro 27:18 with Tit 2:10); for there is no respect of persons with God, Col 3:24, Col 3:25. A good servant that makes conscience of the duty of his place, and does it in the fear of God, though he make not a figure in the world nor have praise of men, yet shall be owned and accepted of God and have praise of him. Observe here, I. How faithful Abraham's servant approved himself to his master. Having received his charg…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:23

And said, Whose daughter art thou?--After telling her name and family, the kind-hearted damsel hastened home to give notice of a stranger's arrival.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:22

The man took a golden ear-ring - נזם זהב nezem zahab. That this could not be an ear-ring is very probable from its being in the singular number. The margin calls it a jewel for the forehead; but it most likely means a jewel for the nose, or nose-ring, which is in universal use through all parts of Arabia and Persia, particularly among young women. They are generally worn in the left nostril. The word is very properly translated επιρῥινιον, an ornament for the nose, by Symmachus. Half a shekel - For the weight of a shekel, See note Gen 20:16. And two bracelets - ושני צמידים usheney tsemidim. As tsemidim comes from צמד tsamad, to join or couple together, it may very properly mean bracelets, o…

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John Gill on Genesis 24:25

She said moreover unto him,.... In answer to the second question: we have both straw and provender enough; for the camels, straw for their litter, and provender for their food, as hay, barley, &c. and room to lodge in; for him and his men; this she could venture to say, and invite him to come and take up his quarters in her father's house, without going home to relate the question put to her, and to have leave to give the invitation, knowing full well the generosity, liberality, and hospitable spirit of her father.

The Church Fathers

Consider here too the maiden's response. As with the water, she not only provided what was asked but also watered the camels after giving him something to drink, so here too, when the servant inquired if there was merely room and whose daughter she was, the maiden replied, "I am daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor himself." She mentioned her father and grandfather so that this knowledge would further arouse the servant's interest. Observe the child's candor: asked about her father, she not only tells the truth about him but also about her father's father. And to the inquiry as to whether there was simply a place to rest she replied, "not only a place" but "also much straw and feed at our place." On hearing this, the servant was amazed at the girl for her lavish hospitality and learned as well that he had come not to some strangers but to the house of Nahor, who was the patriarch's brother; so, the text tells us, "the man bowed low in gratitude to the Lord." Overjoyed at what he had learned, at the words spoken by the girl, "he bowed low to the Lord," offering thanks to the Lord for giving evidence of such favor to the patriarch and care for him and for bringing all his endeavors to a successful conclusion with ease. He said, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld his steadfast goodness from my master."
— John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 48.18

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Dictionary and topics

Abraham — Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen. 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises. Till the age of seventy, Abram sojourned among his kindred…
Eliezer — God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in…
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Hivites — One of the original tribes scattered over Palestine, from Hermon to Gibeon in the south. The name is interpreted as “midlanders” or “villagers” (Gen. 10:17; 1 Chr. 1:15). They were probably a branch…
Isaac — Laughter. (1) Israel, or the kingdom of the ten tribes (Amos 7:9, 16). (2.) The only son of Abraham by Sarah. He was the longest lived of the three patriarchs (Gen. 21:1-3). He was circumcised when…
Laban — White. (1.) The son of Bethuel, who was the son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. He lived at Haran in Mesopotamia. His sister Rebekah was Isaac’s wife (Gen. 24). Jacob, one of the sons of this marriage,…
Rebekah — A noose, the daughter of Bethuel, and the wife of Isaac (Gen. 22:23; 24:67). The circumstances under which Abraham’s “steward” found her at the “city of Nahor,” in Padan-aram, are narrated in Gen.…
Straw — Used in brick-making (Ex. 5:7-18). Used figuratively in Job 41:27; Isa. 11:7; 25:10; 65:25.
Prayer, Answers To · Exemplified: Abraham’s servant — Exemplified: Abraham’s servant
Rebekah (Rebecca) · Becomes — Becomes
Servants · Good — Exemplified: Eliezer

Genesis 24:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:10-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:23

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:22

John Gill on Genesis 24:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 24:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:10-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:23

Adam Clarke on Genesis 24:22

John Gill on Genesis 24:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 24:22-25

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 24:22-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 24:25

Rashi on Genesis 24:16