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One of themהָאֶחָדopenedוַיִּפְתַּחhis sackאֶת שַׂקּוֹto giveלָתֵתfodderמִסְפּוֹאto his donkeyלַחֲמֹרוֹat the lodging place,בַּמָּלוֹןand he sawוַיַּרְאhis silver,אֶת כַּסְפּוֹand look,וְהִנֵּהitהוּאwas in the mouthבְּפִיof his bag.אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ
Genesis 42:27
Study it in the app“One of them opened his sack to give fodder to his donkey at the lodging place, and he saw his silver, and look, it was in the mouth of his bag.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:27, word by word
- One of themאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- his sackשַׂקּsak
sack
A large cloth bag for carrying grain or other loads.
Where else “sak” appears- to giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- fodderמִסְפּוֹאmispo
fodder
Fodder, feed for animals.
Where else “mispo” appears- to his donkeyחֲמֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- at the lodging placeמָּלוֹןmalon
lodging place
Lodging place: where travelers spend the night on a journey.
Where else “malon” appears- and he sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- his silverכַּסְפּkasp
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasp” appears- was in the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of his bagאַמְתַּחְתּamtacht
sack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtacht” appears
The context
26They loaded their grain on their donkeys and went from there.
27 · This verse (above)
28He said to his brothers, “My silver has been returned; and look, it is even in my bag!” Their hearts failed, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that Elohim has done to us?”
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?