Génesis 45:22

22 A todos ellos les dio mudas de ropa, pero a Benjamín le dio trescientas piezas de plata y cinco mudas de ropa.

Génesis 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.

Génesis 45:22 In-Context

20 "Y no os preocupéis por vuestras posesiones personales, pues lo mejor de toda la tierra de Egipto es vuestro."

21 Y así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel; y José les dio carretas conforme a la orden de Faraón, y les dio provisiones para el camino.

22 A todos ellos les dio mudas de ropa, pero a Benjamín le dio trescientas piezas de plata y cinco mudas de ropa.

23 Y a su padre le envió lo siguiente: diez asnos cargados de lo mejor de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de grano, de pan y de alimentos para su padre en el camino.

24 Luego despidió a sus hermanos, y cuando se iban les dijo: No riñáis en el camino.