Study it in the app“They said to one another, “Indeed we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we did not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.””
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto one another,אִישׁ אֶל אָחִיו“Indeedאֲבָלweאֲנַחְנוּare guiltyאֲשֵׁמִיםconcerningעַלour brother,אָחִינוּin thatאֲשֶׁרwe sawרָאִינוּthe distressצָרַתof his soulנַפְשׁוֹwhen he pleadedבְּהִתְחַנְנוֹwith us,אֵלֵינוּand we did notוְלֹאlisten.שָׁמָעְנוּThat is whyעַל כֵּןthisהַזֹּאתdistressהַצָּרָהhas comeבָּאָהupon us.”אֵלֵינוּ
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsone another
Together with "one", it is used to say "one another".
Where else “achi” appearstruly
Truly; or "no, rather".
Where else “aval” appearsguilty
Guilty.
Where else “ashemim” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rainu” appearsdistress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsarat” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appearsplead
To beg someone for mercy.
Where else “hitchann” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamanu” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baa” appears20And bring your youngest brother to me, so that your words will be confirmed and you will not die.” And they did so.
21 · This verse (above)
22Reuben answered them, saying, “Did I not tell you, ‘Do not sin against the child’? But you did not listen. And look, his blood too is being required.”
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?
