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When Josephוַ יוֹסֵףcameיָּבֹאhome,הַבַּיְתָהthey broughtוַיָּבִיאּוּhimלוֹthe giftאֶת הַמִּנְחָהthatאֲשֶׁרwas in their hand,בְּיָדָםinto the house,הַבָּיְתָהand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּto himלוֹto the ground.אָרְצָה
Genesis 43:26
Study it in the app“When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift that was in their hand, into the house, and bowed down to him to the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:26, word by word
- When 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- homeבַּיְתָbayta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appears- the giftמִּנְחָהmincha
gift
A gift for an important person.
Where else “mincha” appears- was in their handיָדָyada
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appears- and bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtachavu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachavu” appears- to the groundאָרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears
The context
25They prepared the gift until Joseph came at noon, for they had heard that they would eat bread there.
26 · This verse (above)
27He asked them about their well-being and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
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?