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He askedוַיִּשְׁאַלthemלָהֶםabout their well-beingלְשָׁלוֹםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Is your fatherהֲ אֲבִיכֶםwell,שָׁלוֹםthe old manהַזָּקֵןof whomאֲשֶׁרyou spoke?אֲמַרְתֶּםIs he stillהַעוֹדֶנּוּalive?”חָי
Genesis 43:27
Study it in the app“He asked them about their well-being and said, “Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:27, word by word
- He askedיִּשְׁאַלyishal
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “yishal” appears- about their well-beingשָׁלוֹםshalom
well-being
Health, safety, nothing lacking.
Where else “shalom” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Is your fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- the old manזָּקֵןzaken
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appears- aliveחָיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears
The context
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.
27 · This verse (above)
28They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and bowed down.
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?