Genesis 45:20
18 Then bring your father and your families and return to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat from the fat of the land.’
19 You are also directed to tell them: ‘Take wagons from the land of Egypt for your young children and your wives, and bring your father and come back.
But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
21 So the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
22 He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”
- KJV
- Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
- WEB
- Also, don’t concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.”
- ASV
- Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.
- DARBY
- And let not your eye regret your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt shall be yours.
- BLB
- And let your⁺ eye not grieve over your⁺ vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt—it is yours⁺.’”
- ÅB
- og dere skal ikke kvie dere for å reise fra deres eiendeler; for det beste i hele Egypt skal være deres.
- OTB
- Ikke bekymre dere for deres eiendeler, for det beste av hele landet Egypt er deres.’»
- B1930
- og I skal ikke kvie eder for å reise fra eders eiendeler; for det beste i hele Egyptens land skal være eders.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
Read in contextLuke 17:31
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:13
You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you.
Read in contextEzekiel 7:4
I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
Read in contextJoshua 7:11
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Read in context1 Samuel 30:24
Who will listen to your proposal? The share of the one who went to battle will match the share of the one who stayed with the supplies. They will share alike.”
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:21
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
Read in contextEzra 9:12
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’
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