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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“No,לֹאbutכִּיthe nakednessעֶרְוַתof the landהָאָרֶץyou have comeבָּאתֶםto see.”לִרְאוֹת
Genesis 42:12
Study it in the app“He said to them, “No, but the nakedness of the land you have come to see.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:12, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- you have comeבָּאתֶםbatem
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “batem” appears- to seeרְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears
The context
11All of us are sons of one man; we are honest men; your servants have not been spies.”
12 · This verse (above)
13They said, “Your servants are twelve, we are brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and look, the youngest is with our father today, and the one is no more.”
To study Genesis 42 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph do when he saw his brothers, and what did they find in their sacks (vv. 7-28)?
2. What it means
Why did the brothers say they were paying for what they did to their brother (v. 21)?
3. How I live it
What mistake from the past do you need to face honestly today?