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And look,וְהִנֵּהyour eyesעֵינֵיכֶםsee,רֹאוֹתand the eyesוְעֵינֵיof my brotherאָחִיBenjamin,בִנְיָמִיןthatכִּיit is my mouthפִיthat is speakingהַמְדַבֵּרto you.אֲלֵיכֶם
Genesis 45:12
Study it in the app“And look, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that is speaking to you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:12, word by word
- your eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- seeרֹאוֹתroot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “root” appears- of my brotherאָחִachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- Benjaminבִנְיָמִיןvinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “vinyamin” appears- it is my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- that is speakingמְדַבֵּרmedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “medaber” appears
The context
11I will provide for you there, for there are still five years of famine, so that you do not come to poverty, you and your household and all that you have.’
12 · This verse (above)
13Tell my father of all my glory in Egypt and all that you have seen, and hurry and bring down my father here.”
To study Genesis 45 in a group
1. What it says
What did Joseph say to his brothers when he made himself known (vv. 3-5)?
2. What it means
What does it mean that Joseph says Elohim sent him ahead of them to preserve life (vv. 5-8)?
3. How I live it
How can you look with a wider view at someone who hurt you, without denying the pain?