Genesis 43
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Genesis 43:31-34

31Then he washed his face and came out; and he 1controlled himself and said, “2Serve the meal.”

32So they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is 34loathsome to the Egyptians.

33Now they 5were seated before him, 6the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

34He took portions to them from 7his own table, 8but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 43:31 Gen 45:1 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 43:31 Lit Set on bread ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 43:32 Lit an abomination ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 43:32 Gen 46:34; Ex 8:26 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 43:33 Lit sat ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 43:33 Gen 42:7 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 43:34 Lit his face ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 43:34 Gen 35:24; 45:22 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 43

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