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Judahיְהוּדָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹרto him,אֵלָיו“The manהָאִישׁsolemnly warnedהָעֵד הֵעִדus,בָּנוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘You will notלֹאseeתִרְאוּmy faceפָנַיunlessבִּלְתִּיyour brotherאֲחִיכֶםis with you.’אִתְּכֶם
Genesis 43:3
Study it in the app“Judah said to him, “The man solemnly warned us, saying, ‘You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:3, word by word
- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- solemnly warnedהָעֵדhaed
warn
To warn strongly, calling someone as witness.
Where else “haed” appears- seeתִרְאוּtiru
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “tiru” appears- my faceפָנַfana
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fana” appears- your brotherאֲחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears
The context
2When they had finished eating the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”
3 · This verse (above)
4If you are sending our brother with us, we will go down and buy food for you.
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?