Genesis 43:16

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon.

And when Joseph {H3130} saw {H7200} Benjamin {H1144} with {H854} them, he said {H559} to the ruler of his house {H1004}, Bring {H935} these men {H582} home {H1004}, and slay {H2873}{H2874}, and make ready {H3559}; for these men {H582} shall dine {H398} with me at noon {H6672}.

When Yosef saw Binyamin with them, he said to his household manager, "Take the men inside the house, kill the animals and prepare the meat. These men will dine with me at noon."

When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at noon.”

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, Bring the men into the house, and slay, and make ready; for the men shall dine with me at noon.

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 44:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth.

  • Genesis 43:19 (3 votes)

    And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

  • 1 Samuel 25:11 (2 votes)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?

  • Genesis 24:2 (2 votes)

    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

  • Genesis 24:10 (2 votes)

    ¶ And 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.

  • Genesis 44:4 (2 votes)

    [And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not [yet] far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

  • Genesis 26:30 (2 votes)

    And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.