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He sentשָׁלַחJudahוְאֶת יְהוּדָהahead of himלְפָנָיוto Josephאֶל יוֹסֵףto show the wayלְהוֹרֹתbefore himלְפָנָיוto Goshen;גֹּשְׁנָהand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּto the landאַרְצָהof Goshen.גֹּשֶׁן
Genesis 46:28
Study it in the app“He sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen; and they came to the land of Goshen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 46:28, word by word
- He sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- ahead of himפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- to 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- to show the wayהוֹרֹתhorot
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “horot” appears- to Goshenגֹּשְׁנָgoshna
Goshen
See it on the mapWhere else “goshna” appears- and they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to the landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears
Places in this verse
Goshen ?
Today: eastern Nile Delta (Wadi Tumilat), Egypt; debated
A region of the eastern Nile delta in Egypt; how far it extended is not certain.
Pharaoh gave that land to Jacob and his family to live in (Gen 47:6). During the plagues, no hail fell on Goshen (Exod 9:26).
The context
27And the sons of Joseph who were born to him in Egypt were two persons. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.
28 · This verse (above)
29Joseph harnessed his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He appeared to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.
To study Genesis 46 in a group
1. What it says
What did Elohim say to Israel at Beersheba, and what happened when he met Joseph (vv. 2-4, 29)?
2. What it means
Why does Elohim say to him, “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt” (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
What change that frightens you can you place in Elohim’s hands today?