Genesis
Genesis 43:34
34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the portions | מַשְׂאֹ֜ת | maś·’ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion |
| were served | וַיִּשָּׂ֨א | way·yiś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to them | אֲלֵהֶם֒ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| from Joseph’s table | פָּנָיו֮ | pā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| Benjamin’s | בִּנְיָמִ֛ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| portion | מַשְׂאַ֧ת | maś·’aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4864 uprising, utterance, burden, portion |
| was five | חָמֵ֣שׁ | ḥā·mêš | Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| times | יָד֑וֹת | yā·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H3027 hand |
| larger than | וַתֵּ֜רֶב | wat·tê·reḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| any of the others | כֻּלָּ֖ם | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| So they feasted | וַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּ | way·yiš·tū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8354 drink |
| and drank freely | וַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּ | way·yiš·kə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken |
| with | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
Cross-references
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Genesis 45:22 · 1 Samuel 1:5 · 2 Samuel 11:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.