Genesis 44:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He searched,וַיְחַפֵּ֕שׂ
(vay·chap·pes)
2664: to searcha prim. root
beginningהֵחֵ֔ל
(he·chel,)
2490c: to pollute, defile, profanea prim. root
with the oldestבַּגָּדֹ֣ול
(bag·ga·do·vl)
1419: greatfrom gadal
and endingכִּלָּ֑ה
(kil·lah;)
3615: to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spenta prim. root
with the youngest,וּבַקָּטֹ֖ן
(u·vak·ka·ton)
6996b: small, insignificantfrom qaton
and the cupהַגָּבִ֔יעַ
(hag·ga·vi·a',)
1375: a cup, bowlfrom the same as Geba
was foundוַיִּמָּצֵא֙
(vai·yim·ma·tze)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
in Benjamin'sבִּנְיָמִֽן׃
(bin·ya·min.)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
sack.בְּאַמְתַּ֖חַת
(be·'am·ta·chat)
572: a sackfrom mathach


















KJV Lexicon
And he searched
chaphas  (khaw-fas')
to seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e. let be sought), or mask -- change, (make) diligent (search), disquise self, hide, search (for, out).
and began
chalal  (khaw-lal')
to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an opening wedge) instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.
at the eldest
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
and left
kalah  (kaw-law')
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
at the youngest
qatan  (kaw-tawn')
abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
and the cup
gbiya`  (gheb-ee'-ah)
a goblet; by analogy, the calyx of a flower -- house, cup, pot.
was found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
in Benjamin's
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
sack
'amtachath  (am-takh'-ath)
something expansive, i.e. a bag -- sack.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

King James Bible
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The steward searched, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest, and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

International Standard Version
The palace manager searched for the cup, beginning with the oldest brother's sack and ending with the youngest brother's sack, and there it was!—in Benjamin's sack.

NET Bible
Then the man searched. He began with the oldest and finished with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then the man made a thorough search. He began with the oldest and ended with the youngest. The cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

King James 2000 Bible
And he searched, and began at the eldest, and ended at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.
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