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To eachלְכֻלָּם לָאִישׁhe gaveנָתַןchangesחֲלִפוֹתof clothing,שְׂמָלֹתbut to Benjaminוּלְבִנְיָמִןhe gaveנָתַןthree hundredשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹתpieces of silverכֶּסֶףand fiveוְחָמֵשׁchangesחֲלִפֹתof clothing.שְׂמָלֹת
Genesis 45:22
Study it in the app“To each he gave changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:22, word by word
- To eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- he gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- changesחֲלִפוֹתchalifot
change of clothes
A set of clothes, often festive, given as a gift or changed into.
Where else “chalifot” appears- of clothingשְׂמָלֹתsemalot
cloak
Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.
Where else “semalot” appears- but to Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin
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- three hundredשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- three hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- pieces of silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- and fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears
The context
21The sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them carts according to the command of Pharaoh, and he gave them provisions for the journey.
22 · This verse (above)
23And to his father he sent as follows: ten donkeys carrying some of the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys carrying grain, bread, and provisions for his father for the journey.
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?