King James Version
Genesis 43:19 in the King James Version says “And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 43 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,”
Genesis 43:19 · KJV
And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house.
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. seek: Heb. roll himself upon us
And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: we: Heb. coming down we came down
And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they came near”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
“to the steward”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“and they communed”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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