Genesis 44:2

“And my cup, the silver cup, put in the mouth of the bag of the youngest, along with the silver for his grain.” And he did according to the word of Joseph that he had spoken.”

Genesis 44:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Genesis 44:2, word by word

And my cupגְּבִיעִgevii

cup, bowl

Large cup, goblet. On the lampstand of the sanctuary, the cups shaped like flowers.

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the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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putתָּשִׂיםtasim

put

To put something somewhere.

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in the mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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of the bagאַמְתַּחַתamtachat

sack

Sack, bag for carrying grain.

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of the youngestקָּטֹןkaton

youngest

The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.

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for his grainשִׁבְרshivr

grain

Grain bought or sold.

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And he didיַּעַשׂyaas

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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according to the wordדְבַרdevar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef

Joseph

Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".

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he had spokenדִּבֵּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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The context

1He commanded the one over his house, saying, “Fill the bags of the men with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his bag.

2 · This verse (above)

3As the morning dawned, the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.

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To study Genesis 44 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did Judah propose when the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (vv. 33-34)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What does it show that Judah offers himself as a slave in place of Benjamin (v. 33)?

  3. 3. How I live it

    What small sacrifice can you make today for someone in your family?

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