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They toreוַיִּקְרְעוּtheir clothes,שִׂמְלֹתָםand each manאִישׁloadedוַיַּעֲמֹסhis donkey,עַל חֲמֹרוֹand they returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto the city.הָעִירָה
Genesis 44:13
Study it in the app“They tore their clothes, and each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:13, word by word
- They toreיִּקְרְעוּyikru
tear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikru” appears- their clothesשִׂמְלֹתָsimlota
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “simlota” appears- and each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- loadedיַּעֲמֹסyaamos
load
To lay a load on someone or on an animal.
Where else “yaamos” appears- his donkeyחֲמֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- and they returnedיָּשֻׁבוּyashuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appears- to the cityעִירָira
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ira” appears
The context
12He searched, beginning with the oldest and finishing with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin’s bag.
13 · This verse (above)
14Judah and his brothers came to Joseph’s house, and he was still there; and they fell before him to the ground.
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?