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Genesis 43

Genesis 43:30

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

Modern
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.
Traditional
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
Literal
And Joseph hurried, for his compassions yearned for his brother, and he sought to weep, and he went into the chamber and wept there.
Latin
Festinavitque, quia commota fuerant viscera ejus super fratre suo, et erumpebant lacrimæ: et introiens cubiculum flevit.

Original

Hebrew
English
Joseph hurried out because he was moved to tears for his brother, and he went to a private room to weep.

Notes

Genesis 43:30

  • he was moved to tears for his brother: Compare 42:24. Joseph cried because of painful memories and lost years with his brother. He also felt joy and gratitude for seeing Benjamin again.

  • he went to a private room: This was because he was not ready to reveal his identity.

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

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

Topics

Bowels of the Sensibilities Brother: Joseph's, for his Brethren Dissembling: Joseph House: Architecture of Chambers Houses: Divided Into Apartments Weeping of Joseph