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Then he washedוַיִּרְחַץhis faceפָּנָיוand came out,וַיֵּצֵאand controlling himselfוַיִּתְאַפַּקhe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Serveשִׂימוּthe food.”לָחֶם
Genesis 43:31
Study it in the app“Then he washed his face and came out, and controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 43:31, word by word
- Then he washedיִּרְחַץyirchats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “yirchats” appears- his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- and came outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- and controlling himselfיִּתְאַפַּקyitapak
control oneself
Control oneself, hold back; refrain.
Where else “yitapak” appears- he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Serveשִׂימוּsimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “simu” appears- the foodלָחֶםlachem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lachem” appears
The context
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.
31 · This verse (above)
32They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians.
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?