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Genesis 43

Genesis 43:33

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

Modern
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
Traditional
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
Literal
And they sat before him the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men were astonished, each man to his neighbor.
Latin
…sederunt coram eo, primogenitus juxta primogenita sua, et minimus juxta ætatem suam. Et mirabantur nimis,

Original

Hebrew
English
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.

Notes

Genesis 43:33

in astonishment: This ruler knew more about the brothers than seemed possible (compare 44:15).

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.

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Brother: Joseph's, for his Brethren Dissembling: Joseph Egypt: Mode of Entertaining In Entertainments: Guests At: Arranged According to Rank Feasts: Guests Arranged According to Age Hospitality: Joseph to his Brothers The Diet of the Jews was Taken: Often Sitting