Study it in the app“Look, the silver that we found in the mouth of our bags we brought back to you from the land of Canaan. How then could we steal from the house of your lord silver or gold?”
Look,הֵןthe silverכֶּסֶףthatאֲשֶׁרwe foundמָצָאנוּin the mouthבְּפִיof our bagsאַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּwe brought backהֱשִׁיבֹנוּto youאֵלֶיךָfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Canaan.כְּנָעַןHow thenוְאֵיךְcould we stealנִגְנֹבfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof your lordאֲדֹנֶיךָsilverכֶּסֶףorאוֹgold?זָהָב
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsanu” appearsmouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appearssack
Sack, bag for carrying grain.
Where else “amtchote” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshivonu” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsCanaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appearssteal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “nignov” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsCanaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
7They said to him, “Why does my lord speak words like these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!
8 · This verse (above)
9Whoever of your servants is found with it, let him die, and we too will be slaves to my lord.”
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?
