Genesis 43:33
31 Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.”
32 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.
They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
34 When 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
- KJV
- And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
- WEB
- They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men marveled with one another.
- ASV
- And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one with another.
- DARBY
- And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth; and the men marvelled one at another.
- BLB
- And they sat before him the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth, and the men were astonished, each man to his neighbor.
- ÅB
- Og han lot bære til dem av maten på sitt bord, og Benjamin fikk fem ganger så meget som enhver av de andre; og de drakk, og drakk seg glade med ham.
- OTB
- Mennene ble plassert foran ham i rekkefølge etter deres alder, fra den førstefødte til den yngste, og de så på hverandre i forundring.
- B1930
- Og han lot bære til dem av maten på sitt bord, og Benjamin fikk fem ganger så meget som enhver av de andre; og de drakk, og drakk sig glade med ham.