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So they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁוּthe manאֶל הָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwas overעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Josephיוֹסֵףand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּto himאֵלָיוat the entranceפֶּתַחof the house,הַבָּיִת
Genesis 43:19
Study it in the app“So they approached the man who was over the house of Joseph and spoke to him at the entrance of the house,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:19, word by word
- So they approachedיִּגְּשׁוּyigshu
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of 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- and spokeיְדַבְּרוּyedabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedabru” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears
The context
18The men were afraid because they were brought into the house of Joseph, and they said, “Because of the matter of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time we are being brought in, so that he may assail us, fall upon us, and take us as slaves, and our donkeys.”
19 · This verse (above)
20and said, “Please, my lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy 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?