Study it in the app“The 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.”
The menהָאֲנָשִׁיםtookוַיִּקְחוּthisהַזֹּאתgift,אֶת הַמִּנְחָהand they tookלָקְחוּdoubleוּמִשְׁנֶהsilverכֶּסֶףin their hand,בְיָדָםand Benjamin;וְאֶת בִּנְיָמִןand they got upוַיָּקֻמוּand went downוַיֵּרְדוּto Egyptמִצְרַיִםand stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּbeforeלִפְנֵיJoseph.יוֹסֵף
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsgift
A gift for an important person.
Where else “mincha” appearsdouble
Twice the amount.
Where else “mishne” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yada” 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” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakumu” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yerdu” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamdu” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsJoseph
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” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
14May 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.”
15 · This verse (above)
16When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the one over his house, “Bring the men into the house, slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon.”
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?
