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He overtook themוַיַּשִּׂגֵםand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto themאֲלֵהֶםtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords.אֶת הַדְּבָרִים
Genesis 44:6
Study it in the app“He overtook them and spoke to them these words.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:6, word by word
- He overtook themיַּשִּׂגֵyasige
overtake
To reach someone who is ahead.
Where else “yasige” appears- and spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears
The context
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.’”
6 · This verse (above)
7They said to him, “Why does my lord speak words like these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
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?