The Meaning of Genesis 44:3 Explained

Genesis 44:3

KJV: As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

YLT: The morning is bright, and the men have been sent away, they and their asses --

Darby: In the morning, when it was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

ASV: As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As soon as the morning  was light,  the men  were sent away,  they and their asses. 

What does Genesis 44:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 44:1-17 - Joseph's Cup In Benjamin's Sack
It is a terrible revelation when our Benjamins are found possessed of the cup. They have been so loved, so favored, so screened; they have never been guilty of the excesses of Reuben and Judah; they have given no rise to evil reports, like the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, Genesis 37:2. Now when they are convicted of sin, the surprise of their brethren is only equaled by their own remorse. This accounts for the soul agony of men like Cyprian, Augustine, Bunyan and Spurgeon. What transitions there are in life! At the close of the previous chapter the brothers were as happy as they could be, and here plunged into the deepest anguish. But the intensity of their pain and sorrow, like fire, melted and cleansed them, and prepared for the great reconciliation. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 44

1  Joseph's policy to stay his brothers
6  The silver cup is found in Benjamin's sack
14  They are brought before Joseph
18  Judah's humble supplication to Joseph

What do the individual words in Genesis 44:3 mean?

As soon as the morning dawned then the men were sent away they and their donkeys
הַבֹּ֖קֶר א֑וֹר וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים שֻׁלְּח֔וּ הֵ֖מָּה וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם

הַבֹּ֖קֶר  As  soon  as  the  morning 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.
א֑וֹר  dawned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹור  
Sense: light.
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים  then  the  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
שֻׁלְּח֔וּ  were  sent  away 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: שָׁלַח  
Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וַחֲמֹרֵיהֶֽם  and  their  donkeys 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: חֲמֹור 
Sense: (he)ass.

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