She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:25 · retained source text
She said moreouer vnto him, We haue both straw & prouender ynough, and roome to lodge in.
KJV dictionary & concordance
straw
Meaning of “straw”
Sense 1: The dry stalks of grain, used for fodder or brickmaking. Sense 2: Figuratively, something weak, insubstantial, or easily trampled.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences15 verses6 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 24:25
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “straw”
¶ And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:32 · retained source text
¶ And the man came into the house: and he vngirded his camels, and gaue straw and prouender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the mens feet that were with him.
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:7 · retained source text
Yee shall no more giue the people straw to make bricke, as heretofore: let them goe and gather straw for themselues.
¶ And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:10 · retained source text
¶ And the taske-masters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not giue you straw.
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:11 · retained source text
Goe ye, get you straw where you can find it: yet not ought of your worke shall be diminished.
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:12 · retained source text
So the people were scattered abroad throughout al the land of Egypt, to gather stubble in stead of straw.
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 5:13 · retained source text
And the taske-masters hasted them, saying; Fulfill your workes, your dayly taskes, as when there was straw.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a matter of a day in his day.
There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:16 · retained source text
There is no straw giuen vnto thy seruants, and they say to vs, Make bricke: and beholde, thy seruants are beaten; but the fault is in thine owne people.
Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 5:18 · retained source text
Goe therefore now and worke: for there shall no straw bee giuen you, yet shall ye deliuer the tale of brickes.
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 which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 19:19 · retained source text
Yet there is both straw and prouender for our asses, and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy seruants: there is no want of any thing.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The dry stalks of grain after threshing; used as fodder and in making brick, and figuratively of what is weak or worthless.