King James Version
Genesis 43:15-30
15And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thatהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063presentהַמִּנְחָ֣הha.min.ChahH4503,and they tookלָקְח֥וּla.ke.ChuH3947doubleוּמִשְׁנֶה־u.mish.neh-H4932moneyכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701in their handבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027,and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;and rose upוַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and went downוַיֵּרְד֣וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.
16And when Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200Benjaminבִּנְיָמִין֒bin.ya.MinH1144withH854them, he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the ruler of his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,Bringהָבֵ֥אha.Ve'H935thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582homeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and slayוּטְבֹ֤חַ טֶ֙בַח֙u.te.Vo.ach te.vachH2874H2873,and make readyוְהָכֵ֔ןve.ha.KhenH3559; for thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582shall dineיֹאכְל֥וּyo.khe.LuH398with me at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
18And the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,because they were broughtהֽוּבְאוּ֮hu.ve.'UH935into Joseph’sיוֹסֵף֒yo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Becauseדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that was returnedהַשָּׁ֤בha.ShavH7725in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572at the first timeבַּתְּחִלָּ֔הba.te.chi.LahH8462are we brought inמֽוּבָאִ֑יםmu.va.'ImH935;that he may seek occasionלְהִתְגֹּלֵ֤לle.hit.go.LelH1556against us, and fallוּלְהִתְנַפֵּ֣לu.le.hit.na.PelH5307upon us, and takeוְלָקַ֧חַתve.la.Ka.chatH3947us for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,and our assesחֲמֹרֵֽינוּ׃cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543.
21And it came to pass, when we cameבָ֣אנוּVa.nuH935to the innהַמָּל֗וֹןha.ma.LonH4411,that we openedוַֽנִּפְתְּחָה֙va.nif.te.ChahH6605our sacksאַמְתְּחֹתֵ֔ינוּ'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572, and, behold, everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376moneyכֶֽסֶף־khe.sef-H3701wasin the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּ֔וֹ'am.tach.ToH572,our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in full weightבְּמִשְׁקָל֑וֹbe.mish.ka.LoH4948:and we have brought it againוַנָּ֥שֶׁבva.Na.shevH7725in our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.
22And otherאַחֵ֛ר'a.CherH312moneyוְכֶ֧סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701have we brought downהוֹרַ֥דְנוּho.Rad.nuH3381in our handsבְיָדֵ֖נוּve.ya.De.nuH3027to buyלִשְׁבָּר־lish.bor-H7666foodאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400:we cannot tellיָדַ֔עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045who putשָׂ֥םsamH7760our moneyכַּסְפֵּ֖נוּkas.Pe.nuH3701in our sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ׃be.'am.te.cho.Tei.nuH572.
23And he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,Peaceשָׁל֨וֹםsha.LomH7965beto you, fearתִּירָ֗אוּti.Ra.'uH3372not: your Godאֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,and the Godוֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יve.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאֲבִיכֶם֙'a.vi.KhemH1,hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414you treasureמַטְמוֹן֙mat.mOnH4301in your sacksבְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םbe.'am.te.Cho.tei.KhemH572:I hadבָּ֣אba'H935your moneyכַּסְפְּכֶ֖םkas.pe.KhemH3701.And he broughtוַיּוֹצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095out unto them.
24And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582into Joseph’sיוֹסֵ֑ףyo.SefH3130houseבֵּ֣יתָהBei.tahH1004,and gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414themwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,and they washedוַיִּרְחֲצ֣וּvai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272;and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414their assesלַחֲמֹֽרֵיהֶֽם׃la.cha.Mo.rei.HemH2543provenderמִסְפּ֖וֹאmis.Po'H4554.
25And they made readyוַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the presentהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503againstעַד־'ad-H5704Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameבּ֥וֹאBo'H935at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:for they heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that they should eatיֹ֥אכְלוּYo.khe.luH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899there.
26And when Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935homeהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאּוּvai.ya.Vi'.'uH935him the presentהַמִּנְחָ֥הha.min.ChahH4503which wasin their handבְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.DamH3027into the houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812themselves to him to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
28And they answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Thy servantלְעַבְדְּךָ֥le.'av.de.KhaH5650our fatherלְאָבִ֖ינוּle.'a.Vi.nuH1isin good healthשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965, he isyet aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416.And they bowed down their headsוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915,and made obeisanceוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.yish.ta.chuH7812.
29And he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200his brotherאָחִיו֮'a.ChivH251Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֣יןbin.ya.MinH1144,his mother’sאִמּוֹ֒'i.MoH517sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isthis your youngerהַקָּטֹ֔ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251,of whom ye spakeאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559unto me? And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430be graciousיָחְנְךָ֖ya.che.ne.KhaH2603unto thee, my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121.
30And Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130made hasteוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116;for his bowelsרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356did yearnנִכְמְר֤וּnikh.me.RuH3648upon his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251:and he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245whereto weepלִבְכּ֑וֹתliv.KotH1058;and he enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into hischamberהַחַ֖דְרָהha.Chad.rahH2315,and weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058there.
Commentaries on Genesis 43
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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