Study it in the app“Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and Benjamin you would take; all of it has come upon me!””
Jacobיַעֲקֹבtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“You have bereavedשִׁכַּלְתֶּםme of my children:אֹתִיJosephיוֹסֵףis no more,אֵינֶנּוּand Simeonוְשִׁמְעוֹןis no more,אֵינֶנּוּand Benjaminוְאֶת בִּנְיָמִןyou would take;תִּקָּחוּall of itכֻלָּנָהhas comeהָיוּupon me!”עָלַי
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsbereave
To make someone lose his children, in war or as punishment.
Where else “shikaltem” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsSimeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearsfetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “tikachu” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayu” appears35As they were emptying their sacks, look, each man’s bundle of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bundles of silver, they were afraid.
36 · This verse (above)
37Reuben said to his father, “You may put to death my two sons if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will return him to you.”
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?
