Bible Strands
Genesis 44:24
Now when we returned to your servant my father, we relayed your words to him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Judah addresses Joseph, recounting the brothers' return to their father after their initial journey to Egypt. This report occurs immediately after Joseph’s demand that the younger brother accompany them and just before their father issues the next instruction to buy food.
The words — עָלִינוּ ('a.Li.nu) translates as "we went up," denoting their physical ascent to Canaan. וַ/נַּ֨גֶּד\־ (va./Na.ged-) means "and we told," marking the direct transmission of Joseph’s exact terms.
The thread — The act of relaying the ruler's conditions echoes Genesis 42:29, where the brothers previously described their encounters to Jacob upon reaching Canaan. Both passages track the brothers' movement between Egypt and their father's household.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to note how reported words carry authority and trigger subsequent action. It demands attention to the precise chain of communication between rulers, servants, and patriarchs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.
Cross-references
- Genesis 42:29 When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them: