Study it in the app“And when we came to the lodging place and opened our bags, look, each man’s silver was in the mouth of his bag, our silver in its full weight; so we have brought it back in our hand.”
And whenוַיְהִי כִּיwe cameבָאנוּto the lodging placeאֶל הַמָּלוֹןand openedוַנִּפְתְּחָהour bags,אֶת אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּlook,וְהִנֵּהeach man’sאִישׁsilverכֶסֶףwas in the mouthבְּפִיof his bag,אַמְתַּחְתּוֹour silverכַּסְפֵּנוּin its full weight;בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹso we have brought it backוַנָּשֶׁב אֹתוֹin our hand.בְּיָדֵנוּ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vanu” appearslodging place
Lodging place: where travelers spend the night on a journey.
Where else “malon” appearsopen
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “niftach” appearssack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtchote” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appearsmouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appearsweight
Weight; weighing.
Where else “mishkal” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “nashev” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears20and said, “Please, my lord, we did indeed come down the first time to buy food.
21 · This verse (above)
22And other silver we have brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our bags.”
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?
