Study it in the app“May El Shaddai give you mercy before the man, so that he releases to you your other brother and Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.””
May El Shaddaiוְאֵל שַׁדַּיgiveיִתֵּןyouלָכֶםmercyרַחֲמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe man,הָאִישׁso that he releasesוְשִׁלַּחto youלָכֶםyour otherאַחֵרbrotherאֶת אֲחִיכֶםand Benjamin.וְאֶת בִּנְיָמִיןAs for me,וַאֲנִיifכַּאֲשֶׁרI am bereaved,שָׁכֹלְתִּיI am bereaved.”שָׁכָלְתִּי
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appearsShaddai, Almighty
"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.
Where else “shaday” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearscompassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachamim” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearslet go
To set free, release.
Where else “shilach” appearsother
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsBenjamin
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” appearsbe bereaved
To lose one's children, by death or by separation.
Where else “shacholti” appears13Take your brother and get up, go back to the man.
14 · This verse (above)
15The men took this gift, and they took double silver in their hand, and Benjamin; and they got up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
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?
