New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 42:25-35
25Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130gaveH6680ordersH6680to fillוַיְמַלְא֣וּvay.mal.'UH4390their bagsכְּלֵיהֶם֮ke.lei.HemH3627with grainבָּר֒barH1250and to restoreוּלְהָשִׁ֤יבu.le.ha.ShivH7725everyH376man’sH376moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙kas.pei.HemH3701in his sackשַׂקּ֔וֹsa.KoH8242,and to giveוְלָתֵ֥תve.la.TetH5414them provisionsצֵדָ֖הtze.DahH6720for the journeyלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870.And thusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651it was doneוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213for them.
27As oneהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259of themopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605his sackשַׂקּ֗וֹsa.KoH8242to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414his donkeyלַחֲמֹר֖וֹla.cha.mo.RoH2543fodderמִסְפּ֛וֹאmis.Po'H4554at the lodgingבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH4411,he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,it was in the mouthבְּפִ֥יbe.FiH6310of his sackאַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃'am.tach.ToH572.
28Then he saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, “My moneyכַּסְפִּ֔יkas.PiH3701has been returnedהוּשַׁ֣בhu.ShavH7725,and beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,it is evenוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571in my sackבְאַמְתַּחְתִּ֑יve.'am.tach.TiH572.”And their heartsלִבָּ֗םli.BamH3820sankוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, and they turnedtremblingוַיֶּֽחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729to oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisH2088that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to us?”
29When they cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290in the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,they toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedהַקֹּרֹ֥תha.ko.RotH7136to them, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
32We are twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240brothersאַחִ֖ים'a.ChimH251,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of our fatherאָבִ֑ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;oneהָאֶחָ֣דha.'e.ChadH259is noH369longerH369alive, and the youngestוְהַקָּטֹ֥ןve.ha.ka.TonH6996is with our fatherאָבִ֖ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.’
33The manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the lordאֲדֹנֵ֣י'a.do.NeiH113of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to us, ‘By thisH2088I will knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045that you are honestH3653menH3653:leaveהַנִּ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259of your brothersאֲחִיכֶ֤ם'a.chi.KhemH251with me and takeקְח֥וּke.ChuH3947grain forthe famineרַעֲב֥וֹןra.'a.VonH7459of your householdsבָּתֵּיכֶ֖םba.tei.KhemH1004,and goוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980.
34But bringוְ֠הָבִיאוּVe.ha.vi.'uH935your youngestהַקָּטֹן֮ha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִיכֶ֣ם'a.chi.KhemH251to me that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָ֗הve.'e.de.'AhH3045that you are not spiesמְרַגְּלִים֙me.ra.ge.LimH7270, buthonestH3653menH3653.I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414your brotherאֲחִיכֶם֙'a.chi.KhemH251to you, and you maytradeתִּסְחָֽרוּ׃tis.Cha.ruH5503in the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.’”
35Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about as they were emptyingH7385their sacksשַׂקֵּיהֶ֔םsa.kei.HemH8242,that beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,everyH376man’sאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376bundleצְרוֹר־tze.ror-H6872of moneyכַּסְפּ֖וֹkas.PoH3701wasin his sackבְּשַׂקּ֑וֹbe.sa.KoH8242;and when they and their fatherוַאֲבִיהֶ֖םva.'a.vi.HemH1sawוַיִּרְא֞וּvai.yir.'UH7200their bundlesצְרֹר֧וֹתtze.ro.RotH6872of moneyכַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛םkas.pei.HemH3701,they were dismayedוַיִּירָֽאוּ׃vai.yi.Ra.'uH3372.
Commentaries on Genesis 42
- 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
New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Commentaries