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Josephיוֹסֵףrecognizedוַיַּכֵּרhis brothers,אֶת אֶחָיוbut theyוְהֵםdid notלֹאrecognize him.הִכִּרֻהוּ
Genesis 42:8
Study it in the app“Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:8, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
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- recognizedיַּכֵּרyaker
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “yaker” appears- his brothersאֶחָיechay
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appears
The context
7Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he made himself a stranger to them and spoke with them harshly. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
8 · This verse (above)
9Joseph remembered the dreams that he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, “You are spies; to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”
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?