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And otherוְ אַחֵרsilverכֶסֶףwe have brought downהוֹרַדְנוּin our handבְיָדֵנוּto buyלִשְׁבָּרfood.אֹכֶלWe do not knowלֹא יָדַעְנוּwhoמִיputשָׂםour silverכַּסְפֵּנוּin our bags.”בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ
Genesis 43:22
Study it in the app“And other silver we have brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our silver in our bags.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:22, word by word
- And otherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears- we have brought downהוֹרַדְנוּhoradnu
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “horadnu” appears- in our handיָדֵyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- to buyשְׁבָּרshebar
buy grain
To get wheat or barley by paying for it, especially in time of famine.
Where else “shebar” appears- foodאֹכֶלochel
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “ochel” appears- We do not knowיָדַעְנוּyadanu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadanu” appears- putשָׂםsam
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sam” appears- in our bagsאַמְתְּחֹתֵיamtchote
sack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtchote” appears
The context
21And 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.
22 · This verse (above)
23He said, “Peace to you; do not be afraid. Your Elohim and the Elohim of your father has given you treasure in your bags; your silver came to me.” Then he brought out Simeon to them.
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?