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The famineוְהָרָעָבwas severeכָּבֵדin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
Genesis 43:1
Study it in the app“The famine was severe in the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:1, word by word
- The famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- was severeכָּבֵדkaved
severe
Hard and severe, difficult to bear: a terrible famine.
Where else “kaved” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2When they had finished eating the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”
To study Genesis 43 in a group
1. What it says
What did Judah ask of Jacob about Benjamin (vv. 8-10)?
2. What it means
What does Judah mean by “I will be surety for him” and “I will have sinned against you for all time” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you take responsibility for someone in your family?