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Whoeverאֲשֶׁרof your servantsמֵעֲבָדֶיךָis foundיִמָּצֵאwith it,אִתּוֹlet him die,וָמֵתand weאֲנַחְנוּtooוְגַםwill beנִהְיֶהslavesלַעֲבָדִיםto my lord.”לַאדֹנִי
Genesis 44:9
Study it in the app“Whoever of your servants is found with it, let him die, and we too will be slaves to my lord.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:9, word by word
- of your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avade” appears- is foundיִמָּצֵאyimatse
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimatse” appears- let him dieמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- will beנִהְיֶהnihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “nihye” appears- to my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears
The context
8Look, 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?
9 · This verse (above)
10He said, “Now let it be also according to your words: the one with whom it is found will be my slave, and you will be innocent.”
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?