Genesis 43:29 KJV

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thee one person
  • your, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Joseph makes a feast for his brethrenObserve 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...

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Cross References

  • Genesis 42:13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
  • Numbers 6:25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
  • Genesis 30:22–24 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. …
  • Genesis 35:17–18 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. …
  • Genesis 42:11 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

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Bible Dictionary

  • BenjaminSon of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel...
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he lifted up וַיִּשָּׂא wayyiśśāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • his eyes עֵינָיו ʿênāyw עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and saw וַיַּרְא wayyarʾ רָאָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • his brother אָחִיו ʾāḥîw אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • Benjamin אֶת ʾet Object marker בִּנְיָמִין binyāmîn בִּנְיָמִין Proper name
  • his mother's אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • this your younger הֲזֶה hăzê Pronoun · with question הַקָּטֹן haqqāṭōn קָטָן Adjective · masculine singular · with the
  • brother אֲחִיכֶם ʾăḥîkem אָח Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • of whom ye spake אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אֲמַרְתֶּם ʾămartem אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine plural
  • unto me? And he said אֵלָי ʾēlāy Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular וַיֹּאמַר wayyōʾmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural
  • be gracious יָחְנְךָ yāḥĕnkā חָנַן Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • unto thee, my son בְּנִי bĕnî בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular

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