Study it in the app“They 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.”
They servedוַיָּשִׂימוּhimלוֹby himself,לְבַדּוֹand themוְלָהֶםby themselves,לְבַדָּםand the Egyptiansוְלַמִּצְרִיםwho ateהָאֹכְלִיםwith himאִתּוֹby themselves,לְבַדָּםforכִּיthe Egyptiansהַמִּצְרִיםcould notלֹא יוּכְלוּןeatלֶאֱכֹלbreadלֶחֶםwith the Hebrews,אֶת הָעִבְרִיםforכִּיthatהִואis an abominationתוֹעֵבָהto the Egyptians.לְמִצְרָיִם
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appearsalone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appearsEgyptian
Egyptian.
Where else “mitsrim” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochlim” appearsbe able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchlu” appearsfood
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appearsHebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appearsabomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toeva” appearsThe text gives as the reason that eating with the Hebrews “is an abomination to the Egyptians,” but it does not explain why; compare 46:34.
31Then he washed his face and came out, and controlling himself he said, “Serve the food.”
32 · This verse (above)
33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked in amazement at one another.
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?
