Genesis 43:32
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
They served
וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 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 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 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 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 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

who ate
הָאֹכְלִ֤ים (hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

with him,
אִתּוֹ֙ (’it·tōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

because
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Egyptians
הַמִּצְרִ֗ים (ham·miṣ·rîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

would
יוּכְל֜וּן (yū·ḵə·lūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 3201: To be able, have power

not
לֹ֨א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

eat
לֶאֱכֹ֤ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 398: To eat

with Hebrews,
הָֽעִבְרִים֙ (hā·‘iḇ·rîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite

since
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

that
הִ֖וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was detestable
תוֹעֵבָ֥ה (ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8441: Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol

to them.
לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ (lə·miṣ·rā·yim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
OpenBible.com


Genesis 43:31
Top of Page
Top of Page