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Selected Verse: Genesis 43:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 43:16 |
Strong Concordance |
And when Joseph [03130] saw [07200] Benjamin [01144] with [0854] them, he said [0559] to the ruler of his house [01004], Bring [0935] these men [0582] home [01004], and slay [02873] [02874], and make ready [03559]; for these men [0582] shall dine [0398] with me at noon [06672]. |
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King James |
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
ruler of his house--In the houses of wealthy Egyptians one upper man servant was intrusted with the management of the house (compare Gen 39:5).
slay, and make ready--Hebrew, "kill a killing"--implying preparations for a grand entertainment (compare Gen 31:54; Sa1 25:11; Pro 9:2; Mat 22:4). The animals have to be killed as well as prepared at home. The heat of the climate requires that the cook should take the joints directly from the hands of the flesher, and the Oriental taste is, from habit, fond of newly killed meat. A great profusion of viands, with an inexhaustible supply of vegetables, was provided for the repasts, to which strangers were invited, the pride of Egyptian people consisting rather in the quantity and variety than in the choice or delicacy of the dishes at their table.
dine . . . at noon--The hour of dinner was at midday. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| When the brethren appeared before Joseph, he ordered his steward to take them into the house, and prepare a dinner for them and for him. טבה the original form of the imperative for טבח. But the brethren were alarmed, thinking that they were taken into the house because of the money which returned the first time (השּׁב which came back, they could not imagine how), that he might take them unawares (lit., roll upon them), and fall upon them, and keep them as salves, along with their asses. For the purpose of averting what they dreaded, they approached (Gen 43:19) the steward and told him, "at the door of the house," before they entered therefore, how, at the first purchase of corn, on opening their sacks, they found the money that had been paid, "every one's money in the mouth of his sack, our money according to its weight," i.e., in full, and had now brought it back, together with some more money to buy corn, and they did not know who had put their money in their sacks (Gen 43:20-22). The steward, who was initiated into Joseph's plans, replied in a pacifying tone, "Peace be to you (לכם שׁלום is not a form of salutation here, but of encouragement, as in Jdg 6:23): fear not; your God and the God of your father has given you a treasure in your sacks; your money came to me;" and at the same time, to banish all their fear, he brought Simeon out to them. He then conducted them into Joseph's house, and received them in Oriental fashion as the guests of his lord. But, previous to Joseph's arrival, they arranged the present which they had brought with them, as they heard that they were to dine with him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Slay, and make ready - טבח טבח teboach tebach, slay a slaying, or make a great slaughter - let preparations be made for a great feast or entertainment. See a similar form of speech, Pro 9:2 (note); Sa1 25:11 (note); and Gen 31:54 (note). |
4 Again [3825], he sent forth [649] other [243] servants [1401], saying [3004], Tell [2036] them which are bidden [2564], Behold [2400], I have prepared [2090] my [3450] dinner [712]: my [3450] oxen [5022] and [2532] my fatlings [4619] are killed [2380], and [2532] all things [3956] are ready [2092]: come [1205] unto [1519] the marriage [1062].
2 She hath killed [02873] her beasts [02874]; she hath mingled [04537] her wine [03196]; she hath also furnished [06186] her table [07979].
11 Shall I then take [03947] my bread [03899], and my water [04325], and my flesh [02878] that I have killed [02873] for my shearers [01494], and give [05414] it unto men [0582], whom I know [03045] not whence they be?
54 Then Jacob [03290] offered [02076] sacrifice [02077] upon the mount [02022], and called [07121] his brethren [0251] to eat [0398] bread [03899]: and they did eat [0398] bread [03899], and tarried all night [03885] in the mount [02022].
5 And it came to pass from the time [0227] that he had made him overseer [06485] in his house [01004], and over all that he had [03426], that the LORD [03068] blessed [01288] the Egyptian's [04713] house [01004] for Joseph's [03130] sake [01558]; and the blessing [01293] of the LORD [03068] was upon all that he had [03426] in the house [01004], and in the field [07704].
23 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto him, Peace [07965] be unto thee; fear [03372] not: thou shalt not die [04191].
20 And said [0559], O [0994] sir [0113], we came indeed [03381] down [03381] at the first time [08462] to buy [07666] food [0400]:
21 And it came to pass, when we came [0935] to the inn [04411], that we opened [06605] our sacks [0572], and, behold, every man's [0376] money [03701] was in the mouth [06310] of his sack [0572], our money [03701] in full weight [04948]: and we have brought it again [07725] in our hand [03027].
22 And other [0312] money [03701] have we brought down [03381] in our hands [03027] to buy [07666] food [0400]: we cannot tell [03045] who put [07760] our money [03701] in our sacks [0572].
19 And they came near [05066] to the steward [0376] of Joseph's [03130] house [01004], and they communed [01696] with him at the door [06607] of the house [01004],
54 Then Jacob [03290] offered [02076] sacrifice [02077] upon the mount [02022], and called [07121] his brethren [0251] to eat [0398] bread [03899]: and they did eat [0398] bread [03899], and tarried all night [03885] in the mount [02022].
11 Shall I then take [03947] my bread [03899], and my water [04325], and my flesh [02878] that I have killed [02873] for my shearers [01494], and give [05414] it unto men [0582], whom I know [03045] not whence they be?
2 She hath killed [02873] her beasts [02874]; she hath mingled [04537] her wine [03196]; she hath also furnished [06186] her table [07979].