Study it in the app“Joseph 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.”
Josephיוֹסֵףharnessedוַיֶּאְסֹרhis chariotמֶרְכַּבְתּוֹand went upוַיַּעַלto meetלִקְרַאתIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhis fatherאָבִיוin Goshen.גֹּשְׁנָהHe appearedוַיֵּרָאto himאֵלָיוand fellוַיִּפֹּלonעַלhis neckצַוָּארָיוand weptוַיֵּבְךְּonעַלhis neckצַוָּארָיוa long time.עוֹד
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” appearsbind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “yesor” appearschariot
Chariot: a cart drawn by horses, for war or for travel.
Where else “merkavt” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appearsmeet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerat” appearsIsrael
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” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsGoshen
See it on the mapWhere else “goshna” appearsappear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “yera” appearsfall prostrate
To fall facedown, or embrace someone.
Where else “yipol” appearsneck
The neck.
Where else “tsavaray” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appearsGoshen ?
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).
28He sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him to Goshen; and they came to the land of Goshen.
29 · This verse (above)
30Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”
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?
