Study it in the app“Reuben 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.””
Reubenרְאוּבֵןansweredוַיַּעַןthem,אֹתָםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Did I notהֲלוֹאtellאָמַרְתִּיyou,אֲלֵיכֶם‘Do notלֵאמֹר אַלsinתֶּחֶטְאוּagainst the child’?בַיֶּלֶדBut you did notוְלֹאlisten.שְׁמַעְתֶּםAnd look,וְ הִנֵּהhis bloodדָּמוֹtooגַםis being required.”נִדְרָשׁ
Reuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearssin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “techetu” appearschild
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shematem” appearsbloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appearsrequire
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “nidrash” appears21They 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.”
22 · This verse (above)
23They did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
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?
