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Josephיוֹסֵףrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרthe dreamsאֵת הַחֲלֹמוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had dreamedחָלַםabout them,לָהֶםand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Youאַתֶּםare spies;מְרַגְּלִיםto seeלִרְאוֹתthe nakednessאֶת עֶרְוַתof the landהָאָרֶץyou have come.”בָּאתֶם
Genesis 42:9
Study it in the app“Joseph 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 42:9, 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- rememberedיִּזְכֹּרyizkor
remember
To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.
Where else “yizkor” appears- the dreamsחֲלֹמוֹתchalomot
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalomot” appears- he had dreamedחָלַםchalam
dream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalam” appears- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- are spiesמְרַגְּלִיםmeraglim
spy
To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.
Where else “meraglim” appears- to seeרְאוֹתreot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reot” appears- the nakednessעֶרְוַתervat
nakedness
Nakedness; the private parts of the body; figuratively, shame. Seeing another's nakedness was a grave lack of respect.
Where else “ervat” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- you have comeבָּאתֶםbatem
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “batem” appears
Translation note
“The nakedness of the land”: what lies exposed, its undefended points.
The context
8Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.
9 · This verse (above)
10They said to him, “No, my lord; your servants have come to buy food.
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?