Translations
Modern
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
Traditional
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
Literal
And they prepared the gift for the coming of Joseph at noon, for they heard that they would eat bread there.
Latin
Illi vero parabant munera, donec ingrederetur Joseph meridie: audierant enim quod ibi comesturi essent panem.
Original
Hebrew
English
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
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 return to Egyptc. 1706 BC
People
Joseph: Son of Jacob, ruler in Egypt
Glossary
Benjamin (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Famine Genesis, Book of Jacob Patriarchs, Period of the