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Quicklyוַיְמַהֲרוּeach manאִישׁloweredוַיּוֹרִדוּhis bagאֶת אַמְתַּחְתּוֹto the ground,אָרְצָהand each manאִישׁopenedוַיִּפְתְּחוּhis bag.אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ
Genesis 44:11
Study it in the app“Quickly each man lowered his bag to the ground, and each man opened his bag.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:11, word by word
- Quicklyיְמַהֲרוּyemaharu
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaharu” appears- each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- loweredיּוֹרִדוּyoridu
bring down
To bring something or someone to a lower place.
Where else “yoridu” appears- his bagאַמְתַּחְתּamtacht
sack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtacht” appears- to the groundאָרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- openedיִּפְתְּחוּyiftchu
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftchu” appears
The context
10He said, “Now let it be also according to your words: the one with whom it is found will be my slave, and you will be innocent.”
11 · This verse (above)
12He searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s bag.
To study Genesis 44 in a group
1. What it says
What did Judah propose when the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (vv. 33-34)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Judah offers himself as a slave in place of Benjamin (v. 33)?
3. How I live it
What small sacrifice can you make today for someone in your family?