- Benjamin:
- i.e. the son of my right hand, "But Benjamin,ª Joseph'sª brother,ª Jacobª sentª° not¹ with¹ his brethren;ª for¹ he said,ª° Lest peradventureª mischiefª befall¹ him.²°" {Gen 42:4} + "And he said,ª° My sonª shall not¹ go downª° with¹ you; for¹ his brotherª is dead,ª° and he¹ is leftª° alone:¹ if mischiefª befallª° him by the wayª in the which¹ ye go,²°¹ then shall ye bring downª°¹ my gray hairsª with sorrowª to the grave.ª" {Gen 42:38} + "And Godª Almightyª giveª° you mercyª beforeª the man,ª that he may send awayª°¹ your otherª brother,ª and Benjamin.ª Ifª I¹ be bereavedª° [of my children], I am bereaved.ª°" {Gen 43:14} + "And thy servantª my fatherª saidª° unto¹ us, Ye¹ knowª° that¹ my wifeª bareª° me twoª [sons]: ... It shall come to pass,¹ when he seethª° that¹ the ladª [is] not¹ [with us], that he will die:ª° and thy servantsª shall bring downª°¹ the gray hairsª of thy servantª our fatherª with sorrowª to the grave.ª" {Gen 44:27-31} + "Let thy handª be¹ upon¹ the manª of thy right hand,ª upon¹ the sonª of manª [whom] thou madest strongª° for thyself." {Psa 80:17}; The Samaritan has ben yamim, "the son of days," i.e., of his old age ( "And we saidª° unto¹ my lord,ª We haveª a father,ª an old man,ª and a childª of his old age,ª a little one;ª and his brotherª is dead,ª° and he¹ alone¹ is leftª° of his mother,ª and his fatherª lovethª° him." {Gen 44:20}), which Jerome renders Benjamin, id est, filius dextrae, Benjamin, that is, "the son of the right hand."
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