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We saidוַנֹּאמֶרto my lord,אֶל אֲדֹנִי‘The young manהַנַּעַרcannotלֹא יוּכַלleaveלַעֲזֹבhis father;אֶת אָבִיוif he leavesוְעָזַבhis father,אֶת אָבִיוhe would die.’וָמֵת
Genesis 44:22
Study it in the app“We said to my lord, ‘The young man cannot leave his father; if he leaves his father, he would die.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:22, word by word
- We saidנֹּאמֶרnomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “nomer” appears- to my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- ‘The young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- cannotיוּכַלyuchal
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yuchal” appears- leaveעֲזֹבazov
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “azov” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- he would die.’מֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears
The context
21Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me, so that I may set my eyes on him.’
22 · This verse (above)
23But you said to your servants, ‘Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.’
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?