Gênesis 45:22

22 A todos eles deu, a cada um, mudas de roupa; mas a Benjamim deu trezentas peças de prata, e cinco mudas de roupa.

Gênesis 45:22 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 45:22

To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment
Rich apparel, two suits of clothes, to shift and change upon occasion, such as Homer ^F11 calls (imatia exameiba) , "changeable garments"; those he gave to everyone of his brethren, partly that they might have something to show to their father and to their wives, which would cause them to give credit to the report they should give of Joseph, and his great prosperity; and partly that they might, upon their return, be provided with suitable apparel to appear before Pharaoh, and chiefly this was intended to show his great respect and affection for them, and reconciliation to them: but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver;
or shekels, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, which amounted to between thirty and forty pounds of our money; the Septuagint very wrongly renders it three hundred "pieces of gold"; and besides these he gave him also five changes of raiment;
because of his greater love and affection for him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Odyss. 8.

Gênesis 45:22 In-Context

20 E não vos pese coisa alguma das vossas alfaias; porque o melhor de toda a terra do Egito será vosso.

21 Assim fizeram os filhos de Israel. José lhes deu carros, conforme o mandado de Faraó, e deu-lhes também provisão para o caminho.

22 A todos eles deu, a cada um, mudas de roupa; mas a Benjamim deu trezentas peças de prata, e cinco mudas de roupa.

23 E a seu pai enviou o seguinte: dez jumentos carregados do melhor do Egito, e dez jumentas carregadas de trigo, pão e provisão para seu pai, para o caminho.

24 Assim despediu seus irmãos e, ao partirem eles, disse-lhes: Não contendais pelo caminho.