Genesis 24:23
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 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;
And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
- 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?
- WEB
- and said, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father’s house for us to stay?”
- 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?
- DARBY
- and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge?
- BLB
- And he said, “Whose daughter [are] you? Tell me, please. Is there a place in the house of your father for us to lodge?”
- ÅB
- Og han sa: Hvem er du datter til? Kjære, si meg det! Er det rom nok i din fars hus, sa vi kan overnatte der.
- OTB
- Så spurte han: "Hvem er du datter av? Vennligst fortell meg, er det plass i din fars hus for oss å overnatte?"
- B1930
- Og han sa: Hvem er du datter til? Kjære, si mig det! Er det rum nok i din fars hus, sa vi kan overnatte der.