Study it in the app“But he said, “Far be it from me to do this! The man in whose hand the cup was found, he will be my slave; and you, go up in peace to your father.””
But he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Far be itחָלִילָהfrom meלִּיto doמֵעֲשׂוֹתthis!זֹאתThe manהָאִישׁin whose handאֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹthe cupהַגָּבִיעַwas found,נִמְצָאheהוּאwill beיִהְיֶהmy slave;לִּי עָבֶדand you,וְאַתֶּםgo upעֲלוּin peaceלְשָׁלוֹםto your father.”אֶל אֲבִיכֶם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsfar be it!
"Far be it!", "by no means!": an expression that rejects something as unthinkable.
Where else “chalila” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearscup, bowl
Large cup, goblet. On the lampstand of the sanctuary, the cups shaped like flowers.
Where else “gavia” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsa” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearsslave
A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.
Where else “aved” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appearspeace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shalom” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears16Judah said, “What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? And how shall we declare ourselves righteous? Elohim has found out the iniquity of your servants. Here we are, slaves to my lord, both we and the one in whose hand the cup was found.”
17 · This verse (above)
18Then Judah approached him and said, “Please, my lord, let your servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.
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?
