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Genesis 43

Genesis 43:32

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

Modern
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
Traditional
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Literal
And they set for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, because the Egyptians are not able to eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to Egypt.
Latin
Quibus appositis, seorsum Joseph, et seorsum fratribus, Ægyptiis quoque qui vescebantur simul, seorsum (illicitum est enim Ægyptiis comedere cum Hebræis, et profanum putant hujuscemodi convivium)

Original

Hebrew
English
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

Notes

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

Hebrews: An ethnic group descended from Abraham

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

Topics

Brother: Joseph's, for his Brethren Defilement: Egyptian Usage, Concerning Dissembling: Joseph Egypt: Mode of Entertaining In Egyptians: Refused to Eat with Hebrews Feasts: Ancient Customs At: Men Alone Present At Hebrew: Applied to And his Descendants Hospitality: Joseph to his Brothers Israel: A Name Given to the Descendants of Jacob, a Nation: Also Called Israelites, and Hebrews