Génesis 47:12

12 Y José proveyó alimentos a su padre y a sus hermanos en cantidades proporcionadas al número de familiares, incluidos los niños más pequeños.

Génesis 47:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 47:12

And. Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and his
father's household, with bread
For though there might be in Rameses pasture sufficient for their cattle, yet not corn for their families, the famine still continuing; during which time Joseph, as a dutiful and affectionate son, and as a kind brother, supplied them with all necessary provision, signified by bread: according to [their] families;
according to the number of them, some of his brethren having more and others less in their families; and in proportion to their number he distributed food unto them, so that there was no want: or "according to the mouth of an infant" ^F1; he nourished them like infants, he put as it were the bread into their mouths, and fed them with as much care and tenderness as infants are fed; and they had no more care to provide food for themselves than children have, such a full and constant supply was handed forth to them: in this Joseph was an eminent type of Christ, who supplies the wants of his people.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (Pjh ypl) "ad os parvuli", Montanus, Schmidt.

Génesis 47:12 In-Context

10 Entonces Jacob volvió a bendecir al faraón antes de salir del palacio.

11 Por lo tanto, José asignó la mejor tierra de Egipto —la región de Ramsés— a su padre y a sus hermanos, y los estableció allí, tal como el faraón había ordenado.

12 Y José proveyó alimentos a su padre y a sus hermanos en cantidades proporcionadas al número de familiares, incluidos los niños más pequeños.

13 Administración de José durante el tiempo de hambre
Mientras tanto, el hambre se hizo tan intensa que se acabó todo el alimento, y la gente por toda la tierra de Egipto y la de Canaán se moría de hambre.

14 José, al vender el grano a la población, con el tiempo, obtuvo todo el dinero que había en Egipto y en Canaán, y lo depositó en la tesorería del faraón.