Study it in the app“And 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.”
And to his fatherוּלְאָבִיוhe sentשָׁלַחas follows:כְּזֹאתtenעֲשָׂרָהdonkeysחֲמֹרִיםcarryingנֹשְׂאִיםsome of the bestמִטּוּבof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand tenוְעֶשֶׂרfemale donkeysאֲתֹנֹתcarryingנֹשְׂאֹתgrain,בָּרbread,וָלֶחֶםand provisionsוּמָזוֹןfor his fatherלְאָבִיוfor the journey.לַדָּרֶךְ
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appearsten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appearsdonkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamorim” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nosim” appearsgood things
The best the land gives: its goods, wealth and plenty.
Where else “tuv” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsfemale donkey
Female donkey.
Where else “atonot” appearsgrain
Cereal already threshed and cleaned, the basis of bread.
Where else “bar” appearsbread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appearsfood
Food, provisions.
Where else “mazon” appearsjourney
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “darech” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
22To each he gave changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
23 · This verse (above)
24Then he sent off his brothers, and they went; and he said to them, “Do not quarrel on the way.”
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?
