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Genesis 43

Genesis 43:24

Joseph’s Hospitality to His Brothers · Genesis 43:16–34
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Translations

Modern
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.
Traditional
And the man brought the men into Joseph’s house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
Literal
…and the man brought the men into the house of Joseph, and he gave water, and they washed their feet. And he gave feed to their donkeys.
Latin
Et introductis domum, attulit aquam, et laverunt pedes suos, deditque pabulum asinis eorum.

Original

Hebrew
English
And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

Notes

Genesis 43:24

Joseph stopped being harsh to his brothers and treated them kindly instead.

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

People

Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt

Glossary

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

Topics

Ablution of the Feet Entertainments: Guests At: had Their Feet Washed when They Came a Distance Servants: Duties of, to Masters: To be Kind and Attentive to Their Guests