SEV Biblia, Chapter 45:23
Y a su padre envió esto: diez asnos cargados de lo mejor de Egipto, y diez asnas cargadas de trigo, y pan, y comida para su padre para el camino.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 45:23
Verse 23. Meat for his father by the way.] wzm mazon, from z zan, to prepare, provide, &c. Hence prepared meat, some made- up dish, delicacies, confectionaries, &c. As the word is used, 2 Chron. xvi. 14, for aromatic preparations, it may be restrained in its meaning to something of that kind here. In Asiatic countries they have several curious methods of preserving flesh by potting, by which it may be kept for any reasonable length of time sweet and wholesome. Some delicacy, similar to the savoury food which Isaac loved, may be here intended; and this was sent to Jacob in consideration of his age, and to testify the respect of his son. Of other kinds of meat he could need none, as he had large herds, and could kill a lamb, kid, sheep, or goat, whenever he pleased.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-24 - Pharaoh was kind to Joseph, and to his relations for his sake. Egyp would make up the losses of their removal. Thus those for whom Chris intends his heavenly glory, ought not to regard the things of thi world. The best of its enjoyments are but lumber; we cannot make sure of them while here, much less can we carry them away with us. Let u not set our eyes or hearts upon the world; there are better things for us in that blessed land, whither Christ, our Joseph, is gone to prepar a place. Joseph dismissed his brethren with a seasonable caution, "Se that ye fall not out by the way." He knew they were too apt to be quarrelsome; and having forgiven them all, he lays this charge upo them, not to upbraid one another. This command our Lord Jesus has give to us, that we love one another, and that whatever happens, or ha happened, we fall not out. For we are brethren, we have all one Father We are all guilty, and instead of quarrelling with one another, have reason to fall out with ourselves. We are, or hope to be, forgiven of God, whom we have all offended, and, therefore, should be ready to forgive one another. We are "by the way," a way through the land of Egypt, where we have many eyes upon us, that seek advantage against us a way that leads to the heavenly Canaan, where we hope to be for eve in perfect peace.
Original Hebrew
ולאביו 1 שׁלח 7971 כזאת 2063 עשׂרה 6235 חמרים 2543 נשׂאים 5375 מטוב 2898 מצרים 4714 ועשׂר 6235 אתנת 860 נשׂאת 5375 בר 1250 ולחם 3899 ומזון 4202 לאביו 1 לדרך׃ 1870
