He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
Parallel translations
- WEB He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.
- KJV To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
- NKJV He gave to all of them, to each man, changes of garments; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.
- NASB To each of them he gave changes of garments, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of garments.
- NLT And he gave each of them new clothes—but to Benjamin he gave five changes of clothes and 300 pieces of silver.
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Quick answer
Joseph gives each brother new clothing, but lavishes extra silver and garments on Benjamin. His special love for his full brother shows openly.
Overview
Joseph distributes festive garments to all the brothers, yet honors Benjamin with far greater gifts. The generous favor toward Benjamin recalls the favoritism that once stirred jealousy, but now provokes no envy among changed brothers. The peace among them signals the genuineness of their reconciliation.
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- Gen 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
- 2 Kgs 5:5“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
- Judg 14:12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
- 2 Kgs 5:22–23“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”
- Rev 6:11Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
- Judg 14:19Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
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