Genesis 44:1 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 44:1

Then Joseph instructed his steward: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

KJV

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But for what purpose was the money restored? It was done, in the first instance, from kindly feelings to his father; but another and further design seems to have been the prevention of any injurious impressions as to the character of Benjamin.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְצַ֞ו	vay.Tzav	and he commanded	H6680 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	[the one] who	H834 →
עַל־	'al-	[was] over	H5921 →
בֵּיתוֹ֮	bei.To	household his	H1004 →
לֵאמֹר֒	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
מַלֵּ֞א	ma.Le'	fill	H4390 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אַמְתְּחֹ֤ת	'am.te.Chot	[the] sacks of	H572 →
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
אֹ֔כֶל	'O.khel	food	H400 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
יוּכְל֖וּן	yu.khe.Lun	they are able !	H3201 →
שְׂאֵ֑ת	se.'Et	to carry	H5375 →
וְשִׂ֥ים	ve.Sim	and put	H7760 →
כֶּֽסֶף־	ke.sef-	[the] silver of	H3701 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	each man	H376 →
בְּפִ֥י	be.Fi	in [the] mouth of	H6310 →
אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ׃	'am.tach.To	sack his	H572 →

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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
Genesis 24:2
So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
leads to
- Genesis 47:29
  When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise…
- Genesis 39:4–6
  Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
- Genesis 15:2
  But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 39:8–9
  But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.
- Genesis 24:9–10
  So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.
Through
Genesis 43:16
When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at…
leads to
- Genesis 43:19
  So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.
Through
Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:9
  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Through
Genesis 43:2
So when Jacob’s sons had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.”
leads to
- Proverbs 31:16
  She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.