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Genesis 43

Gen. 43:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And their father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto them, If it must be so now
'ephow (Hebrew #645)
from 6311; strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
KJV usage: here, now, where?
Pronounce: ay-fo'
Origin: or hephowe {ay-fo'}
, do
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
this; take
laqach (Hebrew #3947)
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
KJV usage: accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
Pronounce: law-kakh'
Origin: a primitive root
of the best fruits
zimrah (Hebrew #2173)
pruned (i.e. choice) fruit
KJV usage: best fruit.
Pronounce: zim-raw'
Origin: from 2168
in the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
in your vessels
kliy (Hebrew #3627)
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
KJV usage: armour ((-bearer)), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
Pronounce: kel-ee'
Origin: from 3615
, and carry down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
the man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
a present
minchah (Hebrew #4503)
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
KJV usage: gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
Pronounce: min-khaw'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow
u, a little
m`at (Hebrew #4592)
from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
Pronounce: meh-at'
Origin: or miat {meh-awt'}
balm
tsriy (Hebrew #6875)
from an unused root meaning to crack (as by pressure), hence, to leak; distillation, i.e. balsam
KJV usage: balm.
Pronounce: tser-ee'
Origin: or tsoriy {tsor-ee'}
v, and a little
m`at (Hebrew #4592)
from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
Pronounce: meh-at'
Origin: or miat {meh-awt'}
honey
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
, spices
nko'th (Hebrew #5219)
properly, a smiting, i.e. (concretely) an aromatic gum (perhaps styrax) (as powdered)
KJV usage: spicery(-ces).
Pronounce: nek-ohth'
Origin: from 5218
, and myrrh
lot (Hebrew #3910)
a gum (from its sticky nature), probably ladanum
KJV usage: myrrh.
Pronounce: lote
Origin: probably from 3874
, nuts
boten (Hebrew #992)
(only in plural) a pistachio-nut (from its form)
KJV usage: nut.
Pronounce: bo'-ten
Origin: from 990
, and almonds
shaqed (Hebrew #8247)
the almond (tree or nut; as being the earliest in bloom)
KJV usage: almond (tree).
Pronounce: shaw-kade'
Origin: from 8245
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Prov. 18:16• 16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (Prov. 18:16)
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Gen. 37:25• 25And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt. (Gen. 37:25)

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Balm,
Father,
Honey,
Israel,
Man,
Myrrh,
nut,
Present,
Spices

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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If it must be.
Gen. 43:14• 14And the Almighty *God give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother and Benjamin! And I, if I be bereaved of children, am bereaved. (Gen. 43:14)
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Esther 4:16• 16Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish. (Esther 4:16)
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Acts 21:14• 14And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done. (Acts 21:14)
carry down.
Gen. 32:13‑21• 13And he lodged there that night; and took of what came to his hand a gift for Esau his brother--
 14two hundred she-goats, and twenty he-goats; two hundred ewes, and twenty rams;
 15thirty milch camels with their colts; forty kine, and ten bulls; twenty she-asses, and ten young asses.
 16And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and put a space between drove and drove.
 17And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose art thou, and where goest thou, and whose are these before thee?
 18--then thou shalt say, Thy servant Jacob's: it is a gift sent to my lord, to Esau. And behold, he also is behind us.
 19And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, According to this word shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him.
 20And, moreover, ye shall say, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will propitiate him with the gift that goes before me, and afterwards I will see his face: perhaps he will accept me.
 21And the gift went over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp. (Gen. 32:13‑21)
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Gen. 33:10• 10And Jacob said, No, I pray thee; if now I have found favour in thine eyes, then receive my gift from my hand; for therefore have I seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou hast received me with pleasure. (Gen. 33:10)
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Gen. 37:25• 25And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt. (Gen. 37:25)
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Deut. 33:14• 14And by the precious fruits of the sun, And by the precious things put forth by the months, (Deut. 33:14)
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1 Sam. 9:7• 7And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give to the man of God: what have we? (1 Sam. 9:7)
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1 Sam. 25:27• 27And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men that follow my lord. (1 Sam. 25:27)
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1 Kings 4:21• 21And Solomon ruled over all kingdoms from the river to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. (1 Kings 4:21)
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1 Kings 10:25• 25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and clothing, and armour, and spices, horses and mules, a rate year by year. (1 Kings 10:25)
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1 Kings 15:19• 19There is a league between me and thee, as between my father and thy father; behold, I send thee a present of silver and gold: go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. (1 Kings 15:19)
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2 Kings 8:8• 8And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover from this disease? (2 Kings 8:8)
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2 Kings 16:8• 8And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. (2 Kings 16:8)
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2 Kings 20:12• 12At that time Berodach-Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. (2 Kings 20:12)
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Psa. 68:29• 29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. (Psa. 68:29)
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Psa. 72:10• 10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute: (Psa. 72:10)
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Psa. 76:11• 11Vow and pay unto Jehovah your God: let all that are round about him bring presents unto him that is to be feared. (Psa. 76:11)
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Prov. 17:18• 18A senseless man striketh hands, becoming surety for his neighbour. (Prov. 17:18)
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Prov. 18:16• 16A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. (Prov. 18:16)
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Prov. 19:6• 6Many court the favour of a noble; and every one is friend to a man that giveth. (Prov. 19:6)
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Prov. 21:14• 14A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury. (Prov. 21:14)
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Ezek. 27:17• 17Judah and the land of Israel were thy traffickers: they bartered with thee wheat of Minnith, and sweet cakes, and honey, and oil, and balm. (Ezek. 27:17)
a little balm.
Gen. 37:25• 25And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead; and their camels bore tragacanth, and balsam, and ladanum--going to carry it down to Egypt. (Gen. 37:25)
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Jer. 8:22• 22Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? Why then is there no dressing applied for the healing of the daughter of my people? (Jer. 8:22)
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Ezek. 27:15• 15The children of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand: they rendered in payment horns of ivory, and ebony. (Ezek. 27:15)
balm.For an explanation of the words {tzori, nechoth,} and {lot,} here rendered respectively balm, spices, and myrrh, see on ch. 37:25.
{Devash,} honey, is supposed by some not to have been that produced by bees, but a syrup produced from ripe dates.
The Jewish doctors observe, that the word in 2 Ch 31:5 signifies dates; and the Arabians, at this day, call the choicest dates preserved with butter, {dabous,} and the honey obtained from them, {dibs,} or {dabs.}
{Benanim,} nuts signifies pistachio nuts, the finest thing found in Syria; but, according to the others, a small nut, the produce of a species of the turpentine tree.
{Shekaidim} is certainly almonds.honey.
Lev. 20:24• 24And I have said unto you, Ye shall possess their land, and I will give it unto you for a possession; a land flowing with milk and honey: I am Jehovah your God, who have separated you from the peoples. (Lev. 20:24)
spices.
1 Kings 10:15• 15besides what came by the dealers, and by the traffic of the merchants, and by all the kings of Arabia, and by the governors of the country. (1 Kings 10:15)
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Song of Sol. 4:10,14‑16• 10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices!
 14Spikenard and saffron; Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
 15A fountain in the gardens, A well of living waters, Which stream from Lebanon.
 16Awake, north wind, and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow forth. Let my beloved come into his garden, And eat its precious fruits. (Song of Sol. 4:10,14‑16)
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Song of Sol. 5:1• 1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, beloved ones! (Song of Sol. 5:1)
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Song of Sol. 8:14• 14Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. (Song of Sol. 8:14)
• But when their supply came to an end, facts must be faced, and God be found above their hopes as much as their fears. (“Joseph: 16. Jacob Lets Benjamin Go” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits inc the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanthd and ladanumd, pistacia-nuts and almonds.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "the celebrity of."
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See ch. 37.25.