Genesis 43:31
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
Genesis 43:31 in other translations
| BSB | Then he washed his face and came back out. Regaining his composure, he said, “Serve the meal.” |
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| WEB | He washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.” |
| ASV | And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. |
| YLT | and he washeth his face, and goeth out, and refraineth himself, and saith, ‘Place bread.' |
| DARBY | And he washed his face, and came out, and controlled himself, and said, Set on bread. |
| BBE | Then, after washing his face, he came out, and controlling his feelings said, Put food before us. |
| Webster | And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. |
What does Genesis 43:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Ge 43:31-34. The Dinner.
31. Joseph said, Set on bread--equivalent to having dinner served, "bread" being a term inclusive of all victuals. The table was a small stool, most probably the usual round form, "since persons might even then be seated according to their rank or seniority, and the modern Egyptian table is not without its post of honor and a fixed gradation of place" [Wilkinson]. Two or at most three persons were seated at one table. But the host being the highest in rank of the company had a table to himself; while it was so arranged that an Egyptian was not placed nor obliged to eat from the same dish as a Hebrew.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 43:26-34
Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus were Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindness to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early distance between Jews and gentiles. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but they were feasted. Their cares and fears were now over, and they ate their bread with joy, reckoning they were upon good terms with the lord of…
Genesis 43:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 43:31
- Genesis 45:1
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
- 1 Peter 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
- Isaiah 42:14
I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
- Jeremiah 31:16
Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
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Context
- Genesis 43:30
And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.
- Genesis 43:31
And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
- Genesis 43:32
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.
Genesis 43:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y lavó su rostro, y salió fuera, y reprimióse, y dijo: Poned pan. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Puis il se lava le visage, et sortit; et il se contint, et dit: Servez le pain. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er wusch sein Angesicht und kam heraus und bezwang sich und sprach: Traget Speise auf! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Rursumque lota facie egressus, continuit se, et ait: Ponite panes. |