Genesis 42:25

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man’s money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֗ף yo.Sef	H3130	Joseph · proper noun, a man's name
commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
fill	וַיְמַלְא֣וּ vay.mal.'U	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sacks	כְּלֵיהֶם֮ ke.lei.Hem	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
corn	בָּר֒ bar	H1250	grain of any kind (even while standing in the field) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
restore	וּלְהָשִׁ֤יב u.le.ha.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
man’s	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
money	כַּסְפֵּיהֶם֙ kas.pei.Hem	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
sack	שַׂקּ֔וֹ sa.Ko	H8242	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
give	וְלָתֵ֥ת ve.la.Tet	H5414	to give · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
provision	צֵדָ֖ה tze.Dah	H6720	food · noun, common feminine singular absolute
way	לַדָּ֑רֶךְ la.Da.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition with the article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
thus	כֵּֽן Ken	H3651	properly · adverb
he	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ vai.Ya.'as	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit…
Genesis 44:1-2 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 h…
Genesis 45:21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way…
Isaiah 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without…
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use yo…
Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Romans 12:17-21 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:21-28

Here is, I. The penitent reflection Joseph's brethren made upon the wrong they had formerly done to him, Gen 42:21. They talked the matter over in the Hebrew tongue, not suspecting that Joseph, whom they took for a native of Egypt, understood them, much less that he was the person they spoke of. 1. They remembered with regret the barbarous cruelty wherewith they persecuted him: We are verily guilty concerning our brother. We do not read that they said this during their three days' imprisonment; but now, when the matter had come to some issue and they saw themselves still embarrassed, now they began to relent. Perhaps Joseph's mention of the fear of God (Gen 42:18) put them upon consideration…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:25

Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money--This private generosity was not an infringement of his duty--a defrauding of the revenue. He would have a discretionary power--he was daily enriching the king's exchequer--and he might have paid the sum from his own purse.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:25

Commanded to fill their sacks - כליהם keleyhem, their vessels; probably large woolen bags, or baskets lined with leather, which, as Sir John Chardin says, are still in use through all Asia, and are called tambellet; they are covered with leather, the better to resist the wet, and to prevent dirt and sand from mixing with the grain. These vessels, of whatever sort, must have been different from those called שק sak in the twenty-seventh and following verses, which was probably only a small sack or bag, in which each had reserved a sufficiency of corn for his ass during the journey; the larger vessels or bags serving to hold the wheat or rice they had brought, and their own packages. The reader…

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John Gill on Genesis 42:25

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn,.... Which was as much as they came for: and to restore every man's money into his sack; the money paid by each for his quantity of corn delivered to him, not into the person's hands, but to be put into his sack privately, and unknown to him: and to give them provision for the way; sufficient both for themselves and for their cattle, that they might carry the whole of what corn they bought to their families: and thus did he unto them; that is, not Joseph, but his steward or deputy, or however the servant that he gave the above order to.

Dictionary and topics

Bag — (1.) A pocket of a cone-like shape in which Naaman bound two pieces of silver for Gehazi (2 Kings 5:23). The same Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Isa. 3:22, where it is rendered “crisping-pins,”…
Joseph — Remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23, 24), who, on the occasion of his birth, said, “God hath taken away [Heb. ‘asaph] my reproach.” “The Lord shall add…
Sackcloth — Cloth made of black goats’ hair, coarse, rough, and thick, used for sacks, and also worn by mourners (Gen. 37:34; 42:25; 2 Sam. 3:31; Esther 4:1, 2; Ps. 30:11, etc.), and as a sign of repentance…
Commerce · Egyptians — Egyptians
Money · Silver used as — Silver used as
Treasure · .Money — .Money

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 42:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:21-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:25

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:25

John Gill on Genesis 42:25

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 42:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 42:21-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 42:25

Adam Clarke on Genesis 42:25

John Gill on Genesis 42:25

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 42:22-26

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 42:18-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 42:25-28

Rashi on Genesis 42:24