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And our fatherאָבִינוּsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר‘Go back,שֻׁבוּbuyשִׁבְרוּusלָנוּa littleמְעַטfood.’אֹכֶל
Genesis 44:25
Study it in the app“And our father said, ‘Go back, buy us a little food.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:25, word by word
- And our fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- ‘Go backשֻׁבוּshuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuvu” appears- buyשִׁבְרוּshivru
buy grain
To get wheat or barley by paying for it, especially in time of famine.
Where else “shivru” appears- a littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- food.’אֹכֶלochel
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “ochel” appears
The context
24When we went up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
25 · This verse (above)
26We said, ‘We cannot go down. If our youngest brother is with us, we will go down; for we cannot see the man’s face if our youngest brother is not with us.’
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?