KJV King James Version
And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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Genesis 43:34
And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
WEB World English Bible
He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.
ASV American Standard Version
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.
Surrounding context — Genesis 43
31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.
33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
34 And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseמַשְׂאֹ֜תH4864 · mas.ettributeמֵאֵ֣תH854 · etwithפָּנָיו֮H6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֲלֵהֶם֒H413 · elto(wards)וַתֵּ֜רֶבH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמַשְׂאַ֧תH4864 · mas.ettributeבִּנְיָמִ֛ןH1144 · bin.ya.minBenjaminמִמַּשְׂאֹ֥תH4864 · mas.ettributeכֻּלָּ֖םH3605 · kolallחָמֵ֣שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveיָד֑וֹתH3027 · yadhandוַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּH8354 · sha.tahto drinkוַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּH7937 · sha.kharbe drunkעִמּֽוֹ׃H5973 · imwith
Cross-references
Genesis 45:22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and five changes of raiment.2 Samuel 11:8And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king.1 Samuel 1:5But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.1 Samuel 9:22-24And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which [were] about thirty persons.Habakkuk 1:6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all [things].Ecclesiastes 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.John 2:10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.
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