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As the morningהַבֹּקֶרdawned,אוֹרthe menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwere sent off,שֻׁלְּחוּtheyהֵמָּהand their donkeys.וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶם
Genesis 44:3
Study it in the app“As the morning dawned, the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:3, word by word
- As the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- dawnedאוֹרor
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “or” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- were sent offשֻׁלְּחוּshulchu
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shulchu” appears- and their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיchamore
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamore” appears
The context
2And 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.
3 · This verse (above)
4They had gone out of the city and had not gone far when Joseph said to the one over his house, “Get up, pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?
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?