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He searched,וַיְחַפֵּשׂbeginningהֵחֵלwith the oldestבַּגָּדוֹלand finishingכִּלָּהwith the youngest,וּבַקָּטֹןand the cupהַגָּבִיעַwas foundוַיִּמָּצֵאin Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִןbag.בְּאַמְתַּחַת
Genesis 44:12
Study it in the app“He searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s bag.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:12, word by word
- He searchedיְחַפֵּשׂyechapes
search
To go through something carefully.
Where else “yechapes” appears- beginningהֵחֵלhechel
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “hechel” appears- with the oldestגָּדוֹלgadol
elder
Born first: the firstborn son.
Where else “gadol” appears- and finishingכִּלָּהkila
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “kila” appears- with the youngestקָּטֹןkaton
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katon” appears- and the cupגָּבִיעַgavia
cup, bowl
Large cup, goblet. On the lampstand of the sanctuary, the cups shaped like flowers.
Where else “gavia” appears- was foundיִּמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- in Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
Benjamin
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” appears- bagאַמְתַּחַתamtachat
sack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtachat” appears
The context
11Quickly each man lowered his bag to the ground, and each man opened his bag.
12 · This verse (above)
13They tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
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?