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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gen 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.
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eat bread
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Gen 43:16; Gen 31:54 |
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for that is an abomination
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"The Chaldee Paraphrast renders this clause, ""Because the Hebrews eat the cattle which the Egyptians worship."" But, as we learn from Gen 43:16, compared with this verse, that the provision for the entertainment of the Egyptians themselves was animal food, this reason cannot be just. The true reason seems to be that assigned by the LXX., [Bedlyma gar estin tois Aigyptiois pas poimén probaton:] ""For every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."" Gen 46:34; Exd 8:26" |
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Gen 43:16 |
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon. |
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Gen 31:54 |
Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. |
for that is an abomination
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Gen 43:16 |
And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon. |
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Gen 46:34 |
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians. |
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Exd 8:26 |
And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Genesis 43:32," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gen/43/32.html>.
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