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Genesis
Chapter 43
{Joseph
Reaps}
1^^And
the famine was severe in the land.
2^^And
it came to pass,
when
they had eaten up the corn
which
they had brought out of Egypt,
their
father kept on saying unto them,
"Go
again, buy us a little food."
{Judah
Faces the True Issue and Therefore
Shows Signs of Leadership that Descendent David will Possess}
3-5^~And
Judah kept on speaking unto him, saying,
"The
man {referring to Joseph}
protesting
. . . he did protest/'did solemnly protest'
{`uwd `uwd - doubling is very strong}
unto
us, saying,
"You
shall not see my face {come in my presence},
except/unless
your brother be with you. 4^~
If
you will send our brother with us,
we
will go down and buy you food. 5^~
But
if you will not send him,
we
will not go down.
For
the man kept on saying unto us,
You
shall not see my face,
except
your brother be with you."
6^~And
Israel {Jacob} kept on saying,
"Why
have you dealt so ill/evilly with me,
as
to tell the man whether you had yet a brother?"
{Note: Jacob says 'why didn't you lie to the man and not tell him you had a brother??' Human viewpoint response. Another reason - use human viewpoint techniques to get through life - lying here (see Chapter 42:36 for more reasons for Jacob's misery). Jacob would lie, cheat and steal to get through life. The 'chiseler' - Jacob means 'chiseler' - meant at this point in his life, he still used human viewpoint thinking and chiseled everyone!}
7^^And
they kept on saying,
"Directly
interrogating . . . the man interrogated
{sha'al sha'al - very strong doubled}
about
our state, and of our kindred, saying,
Is
your father yet alive?
Have
you another brother?
And
we told him according to the tenor of these words
Knowing
. . . could we know
{yada` yada` doubled - very strong and excited at this point}
that
he would say, Bring your brother down?"
{Judah
Stays with the True Issue and Takes Real Responsibility - No False
Issues Like - "Kill My Sons' of Reuben}
8-10^~And
Judah kept on saying
unto
Israel {Jacob} his father,
"Send
the lad with me,
and
we will arise
{quwm - verb has strong mental/soulish intent meaning}
and
go {yalak - verb has action connotations} . . .
that
we may live, and not die.
Both
we, and you, and also our little ones {their entire family}. 9^~
I
{Judah} will be a guarantee/surety for him
{Judah will take the responsibility for Benjamin's safety}.
Of
my hand shall you require him
{an idiom of a personal guarantee}
if
I bring him not unto you,
and
set him before you,
then
let me bear the blame forever. 10^^
For
except we ourselves had lingered,
surely
now we had returned this second time."
{Human
Viewpoint - Bribe Him}
11^~And
their father, Israel {Jacob}
kept
on saying unto them,
"If
it must be so now, do {'asah} this.
Take
of the best production/fruits in the land in your vessels,
and
carry down the man {Prime Minister of Egypt - actually Joseph}
a
present - a little balm {medicine},
and
a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds."
{Human
Viewpoint - Rely on Man - Explain it to Him}
12^~"And
take double money in your hand
{to repay the first amount 'mistakenly' taken with them they think
plus for the new food}
and
the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks,
carry
it again in your hand.
It
{not leaving the money the first time} was an oversight."
{Human
Viewpoint - Give Him what He Asked}
13^~"Take
also your brother,
and
arise, go again unto the man."
{Human
Viewpoint - LAST Resort - Rely on God - NOT Faith Rest - God is
First in Faith Rest - Finally - Fatalism - Additional Misery}
14^~
And God Almighty {'El Shadday}
give
you mercy/compassion {racham}
before
the man,
that
he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin.
If
I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved
{shakol shakol - very strong fatalism - "If nothing else works
- then
'God help us' " attitude - wrong attitude - God should always be
FIRST in a believer's life}.
{Brother's
Go to Egypt Armed with Human Viewpoint}
15^^And
the men took that present,
and
they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin
and
rose up,
and
went down to Egypt,
and
stood before Joseph.
{Joseph
Sees His Full Brother (Rest are Half Brothers)}
16^^And
when Joseph saw Benjamin with them,
he
kept on saying to the ruler of his house {steward},
Bring
these men home,
and
slaying . . . you will slay {animals for a feast},
and
make ready.
For
these men shall dine with me at noon.
17^^And
the man did as Joseph bade.
And
the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
18^^
And the men {Joseph's brothers} were afraid,
because
they were brought into Joseph's house
and
they kept on saying,
"This
is because of the money
that
was returned in our sacks
at
the first time are we brought in . . .
that
he may seek the opportunity against us,
and
fall upon us, and take us for bondmen/slaves/servants {`ebed},
and
our asses {meaning their belongings}.
{Brother's
are Nervous So Talk to Steward}
19-22^~And
they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,
and
they communicated categorically {dabar a serious conversation}
with
him at the door of the house, 20^~
And
kept on saying,
'O
sir/lord {'adown},
we
came indeed down at the first time to buy food. 21^~
And
it came to pass,
when
we came to the inn,
that
we opened our sacks,
and,
behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack,
our
money in full weight {all of it was there!}
and
we have brought it again in our hand. 22^~
And
other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food.
We
cannot tell who put our money in our sacks."
23^~And
he {the steward} kept on saying,
"Peace
be to you,
fear
not.
Your
'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
the
'Elohiym/Godhead of your father,
has
given you treasure in your sacks.
I
had your money."
And
he brought Simeon out unto them.
24^^And
the man brought the men into Joseph's house,
and
gave them water,
and
they washed their feet
{this is a civil welcome to a home - wash your feet and come in};
and
he gave their asses/animals provisions.
25^^
And they made ready the present
until
the time when Joseph came at noon
for
they heard that they should eat a meal/bread there.
{Human
Viewpoint Deliverance of Bribe}
26^~And
when Joseph came home,
they
brought him the present
which
was in their hand
into
the house,
and
bowed themselves to him to the earth
{just as Jacob said to do - they delivered the 'bribe'}.
27^~
And he {Joseph} asked them of their welfare,
and
kept on saying,
"Is
your father well . . . the old man of whom you spoke?
Is
he yet alive?"
28^~And
they answered,
"your
servant, our father, is in good health,
he
is yet alive."
And
they bowed down their heads,
and
made obeisance
{shachah - a custom of the day - to bow down in reverence}."
29^~And
he {Joseph} lifted up his eyes,
and
saw his brother Benjamin,
his
mother's son {meaning his only full brother},
and
kept on saying,
"Is
this your younger brother,
of
whom you spoke unto me?"
And
he {Joseph} kept on saying {to Benjamin},
"
'Elohiym/Godhead be gracious unto you, my son."
30^~And
Joseph 'moved {away} quickly' {mahar}
for
his 'emotional pattern'/bowels {racham}
did
yearn {to hug} upon his brother
and
he sought where to weep {in private}
and
he entered into his chamber,
and
wept there.
31^~And
he washed his face
{cleaned off the tears of joy},
and
went out,
and
refrained himself,
and
kept on saying,
"Bring
on the food."
32^~And
they brought {food} for him by himself
{in greatness Joseph had to eat by himself -
only Pharaoh would eat at the same table with Joseph},
and
for them {10 brothers together} by themselves
and
for the Egyptians,
who
did eat with him, by themselves . . .
because
the Egyptians might not eat food with the Hebrews
for
that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
{Joseph
Confuses the Brothers - He Seated Them According to their Age - How
would the Prime Minister Know their Age??}
33^~And
they sat before him,
the
firstborn according to his birthright,
and
the youngest according to his youth
and
the men marveled one at another
{they could not understand how the Prime Minister knew the ages
of each! their place cards told them who was to sit where!}.
{Joseph
Confuses the Brothers More with a Test}
34^~And
he {Joseph} kept on taking {and sending}
'portions
of a special course'
{mas'eth - it was a special honor is for the head table to send
courses to a specific guest}
unto
them from before him.
But
Benjamin's 'portions of a special course'
were
five times as much as any of theirs
{this tested the brothers to see if their jealousy of Joseph was now
jealous of Benjamin being their father's favorite}.
And
they drank, and were merry with him
{no jealousy so they passed the test}.
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