Genesis 45 · Verse 21

Genesis 45:21

And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
Genesis 45:21, King James Version

Genesis 45:21 in other translations

BSBSo the sons of Israel did as they were told. Joseph gave them wagons as Pharaoh had instructed, and he also gave them provisions for their journey.
WEBThe sons of Israel did so. Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
ASVAnd the sons of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
YLTAnd the sons of Israel do so, and Joseph giveth waggons to them by the command of Pharaoh, and he giveth to them provision for the way;
DARBYAnd the sons of Israel did so; and Joseph gave them waggons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.
BBEAnd the children of Israel did as he said; and Joseph gave them carts as had been ordered by Pharaoh, and food for their journey.
WebsterAnd the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

What does Genesis 45:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
21. Joseph gave them wagons--which must have been novelties in Palestine; for wheeled carriages were almost unknown there.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Joseph gave them wagons - עגלות agaloth, from עגל agal, which, though not used as a verb in the Hebrew Bible, evidently means to turn round, roll round, be circular, etc., and hence very properly applied to wheel carriages. It appears from this that such vehicles were very early in use, and that the road from Egypt to Canaan must have been very open and much frequented, else such carriages could not have passed by it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 45:16-24

Pharaoh was kind to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake. Egypt would make up the losses of their removal. Thus those for whom Christ intends his heavenly glory, ought not to regard the things of this world. The best of its enjoyments are but lumber; we cannot make sure of them while here, much less can we carry them away with us. Let us not set our eyes or hearts upon the world; there are better things for us…

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Genesis 45:21 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ\־vai.ya.'a.su-and they didH6213
כֵן֙khenthusH3651
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
לָהֶ֥םla.Hemto them
יוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefJosephH3130
עֲגָל֖וֹתa.ga.LotcartsH5699
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310
פַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhPharaohH6547
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto them
צֵדָ֖הtze.Dahprovision[s]H6720
לַדָּֽרֶךְ\׃la.Da.rekhfor the journeyH1870

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 45:21

  • Genesis 45:19

    Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come.

  • 2 Chronicles 8:13

    Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:2

    I counsel thee to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God.

  • Lamentations 1:18

    The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

  • Numbers 3:16

    And Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, as he was commanded.

  • Genesis 45:27

    And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

  • Ezekiel 23:24

    And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.

  • Exodus 17:1

    And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:16

    So all the service of the Lord was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

  • Genesis 46:5

    And Jacob rose up from Beer–sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

  • Numbers 7:3-9

    And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
waggons.
19,27; 46:5; Nu 7:3-9; Eze 23:24
commandment. Heb. mouth.
19; Ex 17:1; Nu 3:16; 2Ch 8:13; 35:16; Ec 8:2; La 1:18

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Context

  • Genesis 45:20

    Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

  • Genesis 45:21

    And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way.

  • Genesis 45:22

    To 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.

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Genesis 45:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hiciéronlo así los hijos de Israel: y dióles José carros conforme á la orden de Faraón, y suministróles víveres para el camino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les fils d’Israël firent ainsi; et Joseph leur donna des chariots, selon le commandement du Pharaon; et il leur donna des provisions pour le chemin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Söhne Israels taten also, und Joseph gab ihnen Wagen nach dem Befehl des Pharao und gab ihnen Zehrung auf den Weg.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Feceruntque filii Israël ut eis mandatum fuerat. Quibus dedit Joseph plaustra, secundum Pharaonis imperium, et cibaria in itinere.