Genesis 24:25 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:25

Then she added, “We have plenty of straw and feed, as well as a place for you to spend the night.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But when he has the desired success, he worships God, not the angel. Whatever benefit we have by the ministration of angels, all the glory must be given to the Lord of the angels, Rev. xxii.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Providence sometimes wonderfully directs those that by faith and prayer seek direction from heaven in the choice of suitable yoke-fellows: happy marriages those are likely to be that are made in the fear of God; and these, we are sure, are made in heaven.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר	va.To.mer	and she said	H559 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
גַּם־	gam-	both	H1571 →
תֶּ֥בֶן	Te.ven	straw	H8401 →
גַּם־	gam-	as well as	H1571 →
מִסְפּ֖וֹא	mis.Po'	fodder	H4554 →
רַ֣ב	rav	much	H7227 →
עִמָּ֑נוּ	'i.Ma.nu	which [is] with us	H5973 →
גַּם־	gam-	also	H1571 →
מָק֖וֹם	ma.Kom	room	H4725 →
לָלֽוּן׃	la.Lun	to stay [the] night	H3885 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 4:9
Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
leads to
- Hebrews 13:2
  Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- Romans 12:13
  Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
- Philippians 2:14
  Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Titus 1:8
  Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Through
Isaiah 32:8
But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
leads to
- Proverbs 11:24–25
  One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Acts 11:29–30
  So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
- 2 Samuel 9:1–13
  Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis