Genesis 43:31-33
New American Standard Bible 1995
31 Then he washed his face and came out; and he (A)controlled himself and said, “[a]Serve the meal.” 32 So they served him by himself, and them by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is [b](B)loathsome to the Egyptians. 33 Now they [c]were seated before him, (C)the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
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- Genesis 43:31 Lit Set on bread
- Genesis 43:32 Lit an abomination
- Genesis 43:33 Lit sat
Genesis 43:31-33
New International Version
31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself,(A) said, “Serve the food.”(B)
32 They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews,(C) for that is detestable to Egyptians.(D) 33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn(E) to the youngest;(F) and they looked at each other in astonishment.
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