Verse 34

He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 45:22 : 22 He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes.
  • 2 Sam 11:8 : 8 Then David said to Uriah,“Go down to your home and relax.” When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him.
  • Prov 31:6 : 6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed;
  • Eccl 9:7 : 7 Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works.
  • Eccl 10:19 : 19 Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
  • Song 5:1 : 1 The Lover to His Beloved: I have entered my garden, O my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk!The Poet to the Couple: Eat, friends, and drink! Drink freely, O lovers!
  • Hab 1:6 : 6 Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
  • John 2:10 : 10 and said to him,“Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the cheaper wine when the guests are drunk. You have kept the good wine until now!”
  • 1 Sam 1:5 : 5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, because he loved Hannah, although the LORD had not enabled her to have children.
  • 1 Sam 9:22-24 : 22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present. 23 Samuel said to the cook,“Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you– the one I asked you to keep with you.” 24 So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said,“What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said,‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.