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Genesis 42

Genesis 42:26

Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan · Genesis 42:25–38
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Translations

Modern
…and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.
Traditional
And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence.
Literal
…and they lifted the grain upon their donkeys and departed from there.
Latin
At illi portantes frumenta in asinis suis, profecti sunt.

Original

Hebrew
English
…and they loaded the grain on their donkeys and departed.

Notes

Genesis 42:25–28

Joseph cared for his brothers' needs. He forgave them and provided for them (see study note on 42:24). God used Joseph's care to make the brothers more aware of their sin.

Genesis 42:1–44:34

Joseph did several unusual things to his brothers when they came looking for grain. The last time Joseph had been with them, they were filled with jealousy, hatred, and anger; they attempted to destroy their brother, and they deceived their father. Joseph put them through various tests, similar to the trying situations they had put him through, to see if they had changed.

Theme notes and profiles

Egypt Joseph Symbolic Numbers

Events

Glossary

Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Donkey Famine Genesis, Book of Hamor Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Sackcloth Wheat

Topics

Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Donkey: Domesticated: Carrying Burdens Money: Silver Used As the Domestic Donkey was Used for Bearing Burdens