Study it in the app“He lifted his eyes and saw Benjamin his brother, his mother’s son, and said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May Elohim show you favor, my son.””
He liftedוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesעֵינָיוand sawוַיַּרְאBenjaminאֶת בִּנְיָמִיןhis brother,אָחִיוhis mother’sאִמּוֹson,בֶּןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Is thisהֲזֶהyour youngestהַקָּטֹןbrother,אֲחִיכֶםof whomאֲשֶׁרyou spokeאֲמַרְתֶּםto me?”אֵלָיAnd he said,וַיֹּאמַר“May Elohimאֱלֹהִיםshow you favor,יָחְנְךָmy son.”בְּנִי
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearsbrother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsyoungest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katon” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsshow favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yachn” appears28They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads and bowed down.
29 · This verse (above)
30Joseph hurried out, for his inner parts were stirred for his brother, and he sought a place to weep; he went into the inner room and wept there.
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?
