Study it in the app“Israel their father said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choicest products of the land in your containers and carry down to the man a gift: a little balm and a little honey, aromatic gum and ladanum, pistachios and almonds.”
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלtheir fatherאֲבִיהֶםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Ifאִםit must be so,כֵּןthenאֵפוֹאdoעֲשׂוּthis:זֹאתtakeקְחוּsome of the choicest productsמִזִּמְרַתof the landהָאָרֶץin your containersבִּכְלֵיכֶםand carry downוְהוֹרִידוּto the manלָאִישׁa gift:מִנְחָהa littleמְעַטbalmצֳרִיand a littleוּמְעַטhoney,דְּבַשׁaromatic gumנְכֹאתand ladanum,וָלֹטpistachiosבָּטְנִיםand almonds.וּשְׁקֵדִים
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” 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” appearsthen
Then; so, now.
Where else “efo” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kechu” appearschoice products
The best, the most prized products of a land. It occurs only in Genesis 43:11.
Where else “zimrat” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsvessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “chele” appearsbring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “horidu” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsgift
A gift for an important person.
Where else “mincha” appearsfew
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appearsbalm
Balm: a resin used as medicine; Gilead was famous for it.
Where else “tsori” appearshoney
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appearsgum
Aromatic gum: a fragrant resin sold as perfume or medicine.
Where else “nechot” appearsladanum
Ladanum: an aromatic resin from a shrub.
Where else “lot” appearspistachios
Pistachios. It occurs only in Genesis 43:11.
Where else “batnim” appearsalmond
Almond; almond tree.
Where else “shekedim” appears10For if we had not delayed, by now we would have returned twice.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Take double the silver in your hand, and the silver that was returned in the mouth of your bags carry back in your hand; perhaps it was a mistake.
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?
