And my cup,וְאֶת גְּבִיעִיthe silverהַכֶּסֶףcup,גְּבִיעַputתָּשִׂיםin the mouthבְּפִיof the bagאַמְתַּחַתof the youngest,הַקָּטֹןalong withוְאֵתthe silverכֶּסֶףfor his grain.”שִׁבְרוֹAnd he didוַיַּעַשׂaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof Josephיוֹסֵףthatאֲשֶׁרhe had spoken.דִּבֵּר
Genesis 44:2
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “gevii” appears- the silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- putתָּשִׂיםtasim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “tasim” appears- in the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of the bagאַמְתַּחַתamtachat
sack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtachat” appears- of the youngestקָּטֹןkaton
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katon” appears- for his grainשִׁבְרshivr
grain
Grain bought or sold.
Where else “shivr” appears- And he didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- according to the wordדְבַרdevar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appears- 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".
Where else “yosef” appears- he had spokenדִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
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.
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?