Genesis 45:23
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And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
In other translations
And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.
Hebrew words
וּלְאָבִיוule'avivand to father hisH1שָׁלַחshalachhe sentH7971כְּזֹאתkezotaccording to thisH2063עֲשָׂרָה'asarahtenH6235חֲמֹרִיםchamorimdonkeysH2543נֹשְׂאִיםnose'imcarryingH5375מִטּוּבmituvsome of [the] good thing[s] ofH2898מִצְרָיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וְעֶשֶׂרve'eserand tenH6235אֲתֹנֹת'atonotfemale donkeysH860נֹשְׂאֹתnose'otcarryingH5375בָּרbargrainH1250וָלֶחֶםvalechemand foodH3899וּמָזוֹןumazonand foodH4202לְאָבִיוle'avivfor father hisH1לַדָּרֶךְ׃ladarekhfor the journeyH1870
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Related verses
- Genesis 24:10And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.
- Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
- Exodus 16:3And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
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People and places
Places: Egypt