The language of ivrit ( עברית ) Genesis 42, Post #1
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Genesis :
Congrats yet again for making it through another chapter. We saw the famine getting worse last week. It was down to the the wire in Canaan, so Israel had to send his sons to Mitsraim (Egypt) for food.
Joseph and Benjamin were Jacob's most beloved sons because they were of his wife Rachel who had died. Therefore he would not let Benjamin go with the others for fear he would be killed as Joseph was, to his knowledge.
The cover image is a capture of the free movie "Joseph" and it shows the ten brothers arriving as many were to buy grain. Anyone can go to the link and watched the full movie or just the relative portion posted here. (ad blocker recommended)
Today's reading
English
When Jacob learned that there was grain for sale in Egypt, he said to his sons, "Why do you look at one another?" And he said, "Behold, I have heard that there is grain for sale in Egypt. Go down and buy grain for us there, that we may live and not die." So ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain in Egypt. But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's brother, with his brothers, for he feared that harm might happen to him. Thus the sons of Israel came to buy among the others who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan.
Hebrew
The story continues next week as his brothers...
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