Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be set up, be established, be fixed 1a1a) to be firmly established 1a1b) to be established, be stable, be secure, be enduring 1a1c) to be fixed, be securely determined 1a2) to be directed aright, be fixed aright, be steadfast (moral sense) 1a3) to prepare, be ready 1a4) to be prepared, be arranged, be settled 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm 1b2) to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish 1b3) to direct toward (moral sense) 1b4) to arrange, order 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be established, be fastened 1c2) to be prepared, be ready 1d) (Polel) 1d1) to set up, establish 1d2) to constitute, make 1d3) to fix 1d4) to direct 1e) (Pulal) to be established, be prepared 1f) (Hithpolel) to be established, be restored">3559 [e] וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙ way-yā-ḵî-nū And they made ready Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering">4503 [e] הַמִּנְחָ֔ה ham-min-ḥāh, the gift Art | N-fs 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e] עַד־ ‘aḏ- for Prep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935 [e] בּ֥וֹא bō-w arrival V-Qal-Inf 1) the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel 2) father of Igal, who represented the tribe of Issachar among the spies 3) a son of Asaph 4) a man who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) a priest of the family of Shebaniah in the time of Nehemiah">3130 [e] יוֹסֵ֖ף yō-w-sêp̄ Joseph’s N-proper-ms 1) noon, midday 1a) noon (as specific time of day) 1b) noon (in simile as bright of happiness, blessing) n f 2) roof 2a) meaning dubious">6672 [e] בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם baṣ-ṣā-ho-rā-yim; at noon Prep-b, Art | N-mp 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound">8085 [e] שָֽׁמְע֔וּ šā-mə-‘ū, they heard V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּי־ kî- that Conj 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)">8033 [e] שָׁ֖ם šām there Adv 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume">398 [e] יֹ֥אכְלוּ yō-ḵə-lū they would eat V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)">3899 [e] לָֽחֶם׃ lā-ḥem. bread N-ms

New American Standard Bible
So they prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they were to eat a meal there.

King James Bible
And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since the men had heard that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph's arrival at noon.

Genesis 43:11,16 And their father Israel said to them, If it must be so now, do this; …

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