Commentary for Genesis 24:25
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו גַּם־תֶּ֥בֶן גַּם־מִסְפּ֖וֹא רַ֣ב עִמָּ֑נוּ גַּם־מָק֖וֹם לָלֽוּן׃
She said moreover unto him: ‘We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.’
Rashi on Genesis
מספוא PROVENDER — All kinds of camels’ food is called מספוא e. g., straw and barley.
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Rashbam on Genesis
גם תבן, also straw, something which you did not inquire about as well as lodging, something which you did inquire about. It is a habit of Scriptures to use the word גם, “also,” repeatedly, even if this is not strictly necessary in order to correctly understand the text.
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Sforno on Genesis
גם תבן גם מספוא, not only do we have room for the camels but we also have feed for them.
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