Genesis 43:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ ל֛וֹ לְבַדּ֖וֹ וְלָהֶ֣ם לְבַדָּ֑ם וְלַמִּצְרִ֞ים הָאֹכְלִ֤ים אִתּוֹ֙ לְבַדָּ֔ם כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוּכְל֜וּן הַמִּצְרִ֗ים לֶאֱכֹ֤ל אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִים֙ לֶ֔חֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לְמִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

wə-yāśîmû lô ləḇaddô wə-lāhem ləḇaddām wə-la-miṣrîm the ʾōḵəlîm ʾittô ləḇaddām kî lōʾ yûḵəlûn the miṣrîm le-ʾĕḵōl ʾet-the ʿiḇrîm leḥem kî-tôʿēḇâ hîʾ lə-miṣrāyim

Grammar Details

*wə-yāśîmû*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they set
*lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him
*ləḇaddô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by himself
*wə-lāhem*: conjunction + preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and for them
*ləḇaddām*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - by themselves
*wə-la-miṣrîm*: conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and for the Egyptians
*ʾōḵəlîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - eating
*ʾittô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him
*kî*: conjunction - because
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yûḵəlûn*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were able
*miṣrîm*: noun, masculine plural - Egyptians
*le-ʾĕḵōl*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to eat
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʿiḇrîm*: noun, masculine plural - Hebrews
*leḥem*: noun, masculine singular - bread/food
*tôʿēḇâ*: noun, feminine singular - abomination
*hîʾ*: 3rd feminine singular pronoun - it
*lə-miṣrāyim*: preposition + noun, masculine proper - to Egypt

Word Meanings

*wə-yāśîmû lô ləḇaddô*: and they set for him by himself/served him separately
*ʾōḵəlîm ʾittô*: eating with him/who were dining with him
*lōʾ yûḵəlûn*: they were not able/could not
*le-ʾĕḵōl ʾet-ha-ʿiḇrîm leḥem*: to eat bread with the Hebrews/to dine with Hebrews
*tôʿēḇâ*: abomination/detestable thing/taboo

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Gen 46:34 : 34 that ye shall say, Thy servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Exod 8:26 : 26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to Jehovah our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us?
Gen 31:54 : 54 And Jacob offered a sacrifice in the mountain, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mountain.
Gen 43:16 : 16 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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