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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Enough!רַבJosephיוֹסֵףmy sonבְּנִיis stillעוֹדalive.חָיI will goאֵלְכָהand see himוְאֶרְאֶנּוּbeforeבְּטֶרֶםI die.”אָמוּת
Genesis 45:28
Study it in the app“Israel said, “Enough! Joseph my son is still alive. I will go and see him before I die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 45:28, word by word
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Enoughרַבrav
enough
A word to stop something that has become too much: it is enough.
Where else “rav” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- aliveחָיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- I will goאֵלְכָהelcha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elcha” appears- and see himאֶרְאֶere
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “ere” appears- beforeטֶרֶםterem
not yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appears- I dieאָמוּתamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “amut” appears
The context
27But they told him all the words of Joseph that he had spoken to them, and he saw the carts that Joseph had sent to carry him, and the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
28 · This verse (above)
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?