Study it in the app“They 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?”
Theyהֵםhad gone outיָצְאוּof the cityאֶת הָעִירand had not gone farלֹא הִרְחִיקוּwhen Josephוְיוֹסֵףsaidאָמַרto the oneלַאֲשֶׁרoverעַלhis house,בֵּיתוֹ“Get up,קוּםpursueרְדֹףthe men,אַחֲרֵי הָאֲנָשִׁיםand when you overtake them,וְהִשַּׂגְתָּםsayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵהֶם‘Whyלָמָּהhave you repaidשִׁלַּמְתֶּםevilרָעָהforתַּחַתgood?טוֹבָה
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsu” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsbe far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “hirchiku” appearsJoseph
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “redof” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsovertake
To reach someone who is ahead.
Where else “hisagta” appearsrepay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “shilamtem” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearswhat is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tova” appears3As the morning dawned, the men were sent off, they and their donkeys.
4 · This verse (above)
5Is not this the one from which my lord drinks, and by which he indeed practices divination? You have done evil in what you have done.’”
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?
