Passage Research
Genesis 43 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Genesis 43, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Genesis 43 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹסֵף | Yôwçêph | H3130 | 10 | Joseph |
| אָח | ʼâch | H251 | 11 | brother |
| אַמְתַּחַת | ʼamtachath | H572 | 6 | expansive, bag |
| כֶּסֶף | keçeph | H3701 | 9 | silver, pale |
| יָרַד | yârad | H3381 | 8 | descend, go downwards |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 8 | hand, open |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 7 | turn, return |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 43, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Jacob urges his sons to go and buy a little food; now, in time of dearth, a little must suffice. Judah urges that Benjamin should go with them. It is not against the honour and duty children owe their parents, humbly to advise them, and when needful, to reason with them. Jacob saw the necessity of the case, and yielded. His prudence and justice appeared in three things. 1. He sent back the money they had found in the sack. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 43:1–14 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Canaan — Gen 43:1
- Egypt — Gen 43:15
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