Kejadian 44:1

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Sesudah itu diperintahkannyalah kepada kepala rumahnya: "Isilah karung orang-orang itu dengan gandum, seberapa yang dapat dibawa mereka, dan letakkanlah uang masing-masing di dalam mulut karungnya.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Sesudah itu diperintahkannyalah kepada kepala rumahnya: "Isilah karung orang-orang itu dengan gandum, seberapa yang dapat dibawa mereka, dan letakkanlah uang masing-masing di dalam mulut karungnya.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Arakian, maka Yusufpun berpesanlah kepada pemerintah rumahnya, katanya: Isikanlah karung segala orang ini dengan makanan, sekira-kira dapat dibawa oleh mereka itu, dan bubuhlah uang masing-masing di mulut karungnya.

Contextual Overview

¹ And he commaunded the ruler of his house, saying: fill the mens sackes with foode, as much as they can cary, & put euery mans mony in his sackesmouth: ² And put my cup, my siluer cup in the sackes mouth of the youngest, and his corne money also. And he did according to the worde that Ioseph had saide. ³ And in the morning assoone as it was lyght, the men were let go, they, and their asses. ⁴ And when they were out of the citie, and not yet farre away, Ioseph sayde vnto the ruler of his house: vp, and folowe after the men, & when thou doest ouertake them, thou shalt say vnto them: wherfore haue ye rewarded euyl for good? ⁵ Is not that the cuppe in the whiche my Lord drinketh? and for the which he consulteth with the propheciers? Ye haue euill done that ye haue done. ⁶ And when he ouertoke them, he sayd the same wordes vnto them. ⁷ And they aunswered him: wherfore sayeth my Lorde suche wordes? God forbid that thy seruauntes should do so. ⁸ Beholde the money which we founde in our sackes mouthes, we brought agayne vnto thee, out of the land of Chanaan: howe then shoulde we steale out of thy Lordes house eyther siluer or golde? ⁹ With whomsoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde, let him dye, and we also wyll be my Lordes bondmen. ¹⁰ And he said, Nowe also let it be according vnto your wordes: he with whom it is founde, shalbe my seruaunt, and ye shalbe blamelesse.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the steward: Heb. him that was over his house, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:19

Fill the: Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:2, Isaiah 3:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 15:2 - the Genesis 45:17 - lade your John 11:6 - he abode Romans 3:7 - if the truth

Cross-References

Genesis 24:2
And Abraham saide vnto his eldest seruaut of his house, whiche had the rule ouer all that he had: put thy hande vnder my thigh:

Genesis 42:25
And Ioseph commaunded to fill their sackes with corne, & to put euery mans money in his sacke, and to geue them vitayle to spende by the way? and thus dyd he vnto them.

Genesis 43:2
And it came to passe when they had eaten vp the corne which they had brought out of the lande of Egypt, theyr father sayde vnto them: go agayne [and] bye vs a litle foode.

Genesis 43:16
When Ioseph sawe Beniamin with them, he sayd to the ruler of his house: bryng these men home, and slay, and make redy, for these men shall dyne with me at noone.

Genesis 43:19
Therefore came they to the man that was the ruler ouer Iosephes house, and communed with him at the doore of the house,

Isaiah 3:1
For lo, the Lorde God of hoastes doth take away from Hierusalem and Iuda all maner of stay, all stay of meate and drynke,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he commanded the steward of his house,.... Whom the Targum of Jonathan again calls Manasseh, the eldest son of Joseph:

saying, fill the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry; this he ordered out of his great affection for them, and that his father and his family might have sufficient supply in this time of famine:

and put every man's money in his sack's mouth; not that which had been put into their sacks the first time, for the steward acknowledged his receipt of it, but what they had paid for their present corn, they were about to carry away.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Ten Brothers Were Tested

Joseph has had the satisfaction of seeing his brother Benjamin safe and well. He has heard his brothers acknowledging their guilt concerning himself. He resolves to put their attachment to Benjamin, and the genuineness of their change of disposition, to a test that will at the same time expose Benjamin to no hazard.

Genesis 44:1-5

And my cup. - Besides returning each man’s money as before, a silver cup of Joseph’s is put in Benjamin’s bag, after which, when daylight comes, they are dismissed. They are scarcely out of the town when Joseph’s steward is ordered to overtake them, and charge them with stealing the cup. “And whereby indeed he divineth.” Divining by cups, we learn from this, was a common custom in Egypt (Herodotus ii. 83). It is here mentioned to enhance the value of the cup. Whether Joseph really practised any sort of divination cannot be determined from this passage.

Genesis 44:6-12

The cup is found in Benjamin’s bag. “Spake unto them these words.” The words of Joseph, supplying of course the mention of the cup which is expressed in the text only by the pronoun this. “We brought back to thee.” Silver that we might have retained, and to which you made no claim when we tendered it, we brought back. How or why should we therefore, steal silver? “Now also according to your words let it be.” He adopts their terms with a mitigation. He with whom the cup is found shall become a slave for life, and the rest be acquitted. The steward searches from the oldest to the youngest. The cup is found where it was put.

Genesis 44:13-17

“They rent their garments;” the natural token of a sorrow that knows no remedy. “And Judah went.” He had pledged himself for the safety of Benjamin to his father. And he was yet there; awaiting no doubt the result which he anticipated. “They fell before him on the earth.” It is no longer a bending of the head or bowing of the body, but the posture of deepest humiliation. How deeply that early dream penetrated into the stern reality! “Wot ye not that such a man as I doth certainly divine?” Joseph keeps up the show of resentment for a little longer, and brings out from Judah the most pathetic plea of its kind that ever was uttered. “The God,” the great and only God, “hath found out the iniquity of thy servants;” in our dark and treacherous dealing with our brother. “Behold, we are servants to my lord.” He resigns himself and all to perpetual bondage, as the doom of a just God upon their still-remembered crime. “He shall be my servant; and ye, go up in peace to your father.” Now is the test applied with the nicest adjustment. Now is the moment of agony and suspense to Joseph. Will my brothers prove true? says he within himself. Will Judah prove adequate to the occasion? say we. His pleading with his father augured well.

Verse 18-34

“And Judah came near unto him.” He is going to surrender himself as a slave for life, that Benjamin may go home with his brothers, who are permitted to depart. “Let thy servant now speak a word in the ears of my lord.” There is nothing here but respectful calmness of demeanor. “And let not thine anger burn against thy servant.” He intuitively feels that the grand vizier is a man of like feelings with himself. He will surmount the distinction of rank, and stand with him on the ground of a common humanity. “For so art thou as Pharaoh.” Thou hast power to grant or withhold my request. This forms, the exordium of the speech. Then follows the plea. This consists in a simple statement of the facts, which Judah expects to have its native effect upon a rightly-constituted heart. We will not touch this statement, except to explain two or three expressions. A young lad - a comparative youth. “Let me set mine eyes upon him” - regard him with favor and kindness. “He shall leave his father and he shall die.” If he were to leave his father, his father would die. Such is the natural interpretation of these words, as the paternal affection is generally stronger than the filial. “And now let thy servant now abide instead of the lad a servant to my lord.” Such is the humble and earnest petition of Judah. He calmly and firmly sacrifices home, family, and birthright, rather than see an aged father die of a broken heart.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XLIV

Joseph commands his steward to put his cup secretly into

Benjamin's sack, 1, 2.

The sons of Jacob depart with the corn they had purchased, 3.

Joseph commands his steward to pursue them, and charge them

with having stolen his cup, 4-6.

The brethren excuse themselves, protest their innocence, and

offer to submit to be slaves should the cup be found with any

of them, 7-9.

Search is made, and the cup is found in Benjamin's sack, 10-12.

They are brought back and submit themselves to Joseph, 13-16.

He determines that Benjamin alone, with whom the cup is found,

shall remain in captivity, 17.

Judah, in a most affecting speech, pleads for Benjamin's enlargement,

and offers himself to be a bondman in his stead, 18-34.

NOTES ON CHAP. XLIV