Genesis 24:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?””

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BSBPD

““Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and saith, `Whose daughter <FI>art<Fi> thou? declare to me, I pray thee, is the house of thy father a place for us to lodge in?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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