Genesis 43:14

May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Israel addresses his sons as they prepare to descend to Egypt with Benjamin and the gifts.

The words — אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaddai) translates to "God Almighty," and יִתֵּן רַחֲמִים (yiten rachamim) literally renders "may he give mercy."

The thread — This plea for divine favor and submission to sovereign will connects to the themes in Esther 4:16, Genesis 17:1, and Acts 21:14.

Why it lands — The text records a father’s prayer for protection and his acceptance of potential loss, requiring the reader to face the reality of human vulnerability and divine discretion without converting the wish into a promise.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֵ֣לve./'Eland/ God שַׁדַּ֗יsha.DaiAlmighty יִתֵּ֨ןyi.Tenmay he giveלָכֶ֤םla./Khemto/ youרַחֲמִים֙ra.cha.Mimcompassion<s>לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before הָאִ֔ישׁha./'Ishthe/ man וְשִׁלַּ֥חve./shi.Lachand/ he will let goלָכֶ֛םla./Khemto/ youאֶת־'et-<obj.>אֲחִיכֶ֥ם'a.chi./Khembrother/ your אַחֵ֖ר'a.Cherother וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>בִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinBenjamin וַאֲנִ֕יva./'a.Niand/ I כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka./'a.Sherjust/ when שָׁכֹ֖לְתִּיsha.Kho.le.tiI have been bereaved שָׁכָֽלְתִּי׃sha.Khal.tiI have been bereaved

King James Version

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

Cross-references

Esther 4:16 “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
Acts 21:14 When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
Nehemiah 1:11 O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
Genesis 35:11 And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
Genesis 39:21 the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
Psalms 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

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