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He turned awayוַיִּסֹּבfrom themמֵעֲלֵיהֶםand wept.וַיֵּבְךְּThen he returnedוַיָּשָׁבto themאֲלֵהֶםand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto them,אֲלֵהֶםand he tookוַיִּקַּחSimeonאֶת שִׁמְעוֹןfrom themמֵאִתָּםand boundוַיֶּאֱסֹרhimאֹתוֹbefore their eyes.לְעֵינֵיהֶם
Genesis 42:24
Study it in the app“He turned away from them and wept. Then he returned to them and spoke to them, and he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:24, word by word
- He turned awayיִּסֹּבyisov
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “yisov” appears- and weptיֵּבְךְּyevk
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appears- Then he returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- and spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- and he tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” appears- Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- and boundיֶּאֱסֹרyeesor
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “yeesor” appears- before their eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
23They did not know that Joseph understood, for the interpreter was between them.
24 · This verse (above)
25Joseph gave orders to fill their containers with grain, and to return their silver, each into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. And so it was done for them.
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?