Cross References And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane): Genesis 46:34 You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination. Exodus 8:26 And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane): eat bread. Genesis 43:16 And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon. Genesis 31:54 And after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called his brethren to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there: for that is an abomination. Genesis 43:16 And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon. , compared with this verse, that the provision for the entertainment of the Egyptians themselves was animal food, this reason cannot be just. The true reason seems to be that assigned by the LXX., For every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians. Genesis 46:34 You shall answer: We, thy servants, are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination. Exodus 8:26 And Moses said: It cannot be so: for we shall sacrifice the abominations of the Egyptians to the Lord our God: now if we kill those things which the Egyptians worship, in their presence, they will stone us. Context Joseph's Hospitality to His Brothers…31And when he had washed his face, coming out again, he refrained himself, and said: Set bread on the table. 32And when it was set on, for Joseph apart, and for his brethren apart, for the Egyptians also that ate with him apart, (for it is unlawful for the Egyptians to eat with the Hebrews, and they think such a feast profane):33They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his age. And they wondered very much;… Lexicon They servedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set [Joseph’s] brothers לְבַדָּ֑ם (lə·ḇad·dām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of separately from לְבַדָּ֔ם (lə·ḇad·dām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of him לְבַדּ֖וֹ (lə·ḇad·dōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of and the Egyptians וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים (wə·lam·miṣ·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt who ate הָאֹכְלִ֤ים (hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat with him, אִתּוֹ֙ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among because כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction Egyptians הַמִּצְרִ֗ים (ham·miṣ·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt would יוּכְל֜וּן (yū·ḵə·lūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power not לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no eat לֶאֱכֹ֤ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat with Hebrews, הָֽעִבְרִים֙ (hā·‘iḇ·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite since כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction that הִ֖וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was detestable תוֹעֵבָ֥ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol to them. לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ (lə·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt Additional Translations They served Joseph’s brothers separately from him and the Egyptians who ate with him, because Egyptians would not eat with Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they set on bread for him alone, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians feasting with him by themselves, for the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who ate with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. They served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians, that ate with him, by themselves, because the Egyptians don't eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination to the Egyptians. And they place for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians who are eating with him by themselves: for the Egyptians are unable to eat bread with the Hebrews, for it is an abomination to the Egyptians. Jump to Previous Abomination Ate Bread Detestable Eat Eating Egyptians Food Hebrews Loathsome Meal Ready Served Themselves Unable UncleanJump to Next Abomination Ate Bread Detestable Eat Eating Egyptians Food Hebrews Loathsome Meal Ready Served Themselves Unable UncleanLinks Genesis 43:32 NIVGenesis 43:32 NLT Genesis 43:32 ESV Genesis 43:32 NASB Genesis 43:32 KJV Genesis 43:32 Bible Apps Genesis 43:32 Biblia Paralela Genesis 43:32 Chinese Bible Genesis 43:32 French Bible Genesis 43:32 German Bible Alphabetical: and ate because bread brothers by could detestable eat Egyptians for Hebrews him himself is loathsome not served So that the them themselves They to who with OT Law: Genesis 43:32 They served him by himself and them (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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