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But Benjamin,וְאֶת בִּנְיָמִיןJoseph’sיוֹסֵףbrother,אֲחִיJacobיַעֲקֹבdid not sendלֹא שָׁלַחwith his brothers,אֶת אֶחָיוforכִּיhe said,אָמַר“Harmאָסוֹןmight come to him.”פֶּן יִקְרָאֶנּוּ
Genesis 42:4
Study it in the app“But Benjamin, Joseph’s brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers, for he said, “Harm might come to him.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:4, word by word
- But Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyamin
Benjamin
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” appears- Joseph’sיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
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” appears- brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
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” appears- did not sendשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- he saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Harmאָסוֹןason
harm
Misfortune, serious harm.
Where else “ason” appears- might come to himיִקְרָאֶyikrae
befall
For an event, good or bad, to befall someone without his seeking it.
Where else “yikrae” appears
The context
3So Joseph’s ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
4 · This verse (above)
5The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
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?