New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 43:31-34

31Then he washedוַיִּרְחַ֥ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440and cameH3318outH3318; and hecontrolledוַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קvai.Yit.'a.PakH662himself and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Serveשִׂ֥ימוּSi.muH7760the mealלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

32Then they servedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760him byH905himselfH905, andJoseph’s brothers byH905themselvesH905,and the EgyptiansH4713who ateהָאֹכְלִ֤יםha.'o.khe.LimH398with him byH905themselvesH905;becauseH3588the EgyptiansH4713couldיוּכְל֜וּןyu.khe.LunH3201not eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899with the Hebrewsהָֽעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.RimH5680, for that is anabominationתוֹעֵבָ֥הto.'e.VahH8441to the EgyptiansH4714.

33Now theywere seatedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, fromthe firstbornהַבְּכֹר֙ha.be.KhorH1060according to his birthrightכִּבְכֹ֣רָת֔וֹkiv.Kho.ra.ToH1062to the youngestוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810according to his youthכִּצְעִרָת֑וֹkitz.'i.ra.ToH6812,and the menH376lookedH8539at oneH376anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453inH8539astonishmentוַיִּתְמְה֥וּvai.yit.me.HuH8539.

34Then he tookוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375portionsH4864to them fromhis own tableפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440,but Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֛ןbin.ya.MinH1144portionH4864wasH7235fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568timesיָד֑וֹתya.DotH3027as muchH7235as anyכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of theirs. So they drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּvai.yish.TuH8354freelyוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּvai.yish.ke.RuH7937with him.

Read all of Genesis 43

Commentaries on Genesis 43