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They preparedוַיָּכִינוּthe giftאֶת הַמִּנְחָהuntilעַדJosephיוֹסֵףcameבּוֹאat noon,בַּצָּהֳרָיִםforכִּיthey had heardשָׁמְעוּthatכִּיthey would eatיֹאכְלוּbreadלָחֶםthere.שָׁם
Genesis 43:25
Study it in the app“They prepared the gift until Joseph came at noon, for they had heard that they would eat bread there.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:25, word by word
- They preparedיָּכִינוּyachinu
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “yachinu” appears- the giftמִּנְחָהmincha
gift
A gift for an important person.
Where else “mincha” appears- 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- cameבּוֹאbo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “bo” appears- at noonצָּהֳרָיִםtsahorayim
noon
When the sun is highest; or full light.
Where else “tsahorayim” appears- they had heardשָׁמְעוּshamu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamu” appears- they would eatיֹאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- breadלָחֶםlachem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lachem” appears
The context
24The man brought the men into the house of Joseph and gave them water, and they washed their feet, and he gave fodder to their donkeys.
25 · This verse (above)
26When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed down to him to the ground.
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?