Genesis 43:34 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 43:34

When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

BSB

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ASV

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

KJV

And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 32) And they drank, and were intoxicated with it. The idiom of the Hebrew language is to equate drunkenness with satiety, as it says there: 'He shall be satisfied with the abundance of rain, with the produce of his land he shall be intoxicated.' (Psalm 65:11) Undoubtedly, this refers to a land irrigated by rain.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was the more generous in him, and the more obliging to them, because of the present scarcity of provisions. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but here they were feasted.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs - Sir John Chardin observes that “in Persia, Arabia, and the Indies, there are several houses where they place several plates in large salvers, and set one of these before each person, or before two or three, according to the magnificence of each house. This is the method among the Hindoos; the dishes are not placed on the table, but messes are sent to each individual by the master of the feast or by his substitute.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א	vai.yi.Sa'	and someone took	H5375 →
מַשְׂאֹ֜ת	mas.'Ot	portions	H4864 →
מֵאֵ֣ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
פָּנָיו֮	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
אֲלֵהֶם֒	'a.le.Hem	to them	H413 →
וַתֵּ֜רֶב	va.Te.rev	and it was great	H7235 →
מַשְׂאַ֧ת	mas.'At	[the] portion of	H4864 →
בִּנְיָמִ֛ן	bin.ya.Min	Benjamin	H1144 →
מִמַּשְׂאֹ֥ת	mi.mas.'Ot	more than [the] portions of	H4864 →
כֻּלָּ֖ם	ku.Lam	all of them	H3605 →
חָמֵ֣שׁ	cha.Mesh	five	H2568 →
יָד֑וֹת	ya.Dot	hands	H3027 →
וַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּ	vai.yish.Tu	and they drank	H8354 →
וַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּ	vai.yish.ke.Ru	and they became drunk	H7937 →
עִמּֽוֹ׃	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
leads to
- Genesis 30:2
  Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Genesis 29:30–31
  Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
Through
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 5:23
  Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
- Psalms 104:15
  wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- 1 Samuel 1:10
  In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 2 Kings 4:27
  When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul…
Through
2 Samuel 11:8
Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
leads to
- Genesis 18:4
  Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
Through
Genesis 45:22
He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
leads to
- 2 Kings 5:5
  “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of…

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