Translations
Modern
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Traditional
And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.
Literal
And ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Latin
Descendentes igitur fratres Joseph decem, ut emerent frumenta in Ægypto,
Original
Hebrew
English
So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
Notes
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
Events
- 7 years of faminec. 1708 BC
- Joseph's brothers go to Egyptc. 1707 BC
People
Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the Tax, Taxation Wheat
Topics
Commerce: Carried on by Egyptians Commerce: Egyptians Egypt: Israel in Joseph's Ten Brethren Arrive