SEV Biblia, Chapter 43:32
Y pusieron para él aparte, y separadamente para ellos, y aparte para los Egipcios que con él comían; porque los egipcios no pueden comer pan con los hebreos, lo cual es abominación a los egipcios.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 43:32
Verse 32. They set on for him by himself, &c.] From the text it appears evident that there were three tables, one for Joseph, one for the Egyptians, and one for the eleven brethren. The Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews] There might have been some political reason for this, with which we are unacquainted; but independently of this, two may be assigned. 1. The Hebrews were shepherds; and Egypt had been almost ruined by hordes of lawless wandering banditti, under the name of Hycsos, or King-shepherds, who had but a short time before this been expelled from the land by Amasis, after they had held it in subjection for 259 years, according to Manetho, committing the most wanton cruelties. 2. The Hebrews sacrificed those animals which the Egyptians held sacred, and fed on their flesh. The Egyptians were in general very superstitious, and would have no social intercourse with people of any other nation; hence we are informed that they would not even use the knife of a Greek, because they might have reason to suspect it had cut the flesh of some of those animals which they held sacred. Among the Hindoos different castes will not eat food cooked in the same vessel. If a person of another caste touch a cooking vessel, it is thrown away. Some are of opinion that the Egyptian idolatry, especially their worship of Apis under the figure of an ox, was posterior to the time of Joseph; ancient monuments are rather against this opinion, but it is impossible to decide either way. The clause in the Alexandrian Septuagint stands thus, bdelugma estin tois aiguptiois [pas poimhn probatwn,] ""For [every shepherd] is an abomination to the Egyptians;"" but this clause is probably borrowed from chap. xlvi. 34, where it stands in the Hebrew as well as in the Greek. See on ""chap. xlvi. 34"".
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 26-34 - Observe the great respect Joseph's brethren paid to him. Thus wer Joseph's dreams more and more fulfilled. Joseph showed great kindnes to them. He treated them nobly; but see here the early distance betwee Jews and gentiles. In a day of famine, it is enough to be fed; but the were feasted. Their cares and fears were now over, and they ate their bread with joy, reckoning they were upon good terms with the lord of the land. If God accept our works, our present, we have reason to be cheerful. Joseph showed special regard for Benjamin, that he might tr whether his brethren would envy him. It must be our rule, to be conten with what we have, and not to grieve at what others have. Thus Jesu shows those whom he loves, more and more of their need. He makes the see that he is their only refuge from destruction. He overcomes their unwillingness, and brings them to himself. Then, as he sees good, he gives them some taste of his love, and welcomes them to the provision of his house, as an earnest of what he further intends for them __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וישׂימו 7760 לו לבדו 905 ולהם לבדם 905 ולמצרים 4713 האכלים 398 אתו 854 לבדם 905 כי 3588 לא 3808 יוכלון 3201 המצרים 4713 לאכל 398 את 853 העברים 5680 לחם 3899 כי 3588 תועבה 8441 הוא 1931 למצרים׃ 4713
