- a worthy portion:
- or, a double portion, The Hebrew phrase, manah achath appayim, is correctly rendered by Gesenius, ein Stud fur zwei personen, doppelle Portion, "a portion for two persons, a double portion;" for aph in Hebrew, and προσωπον in Greek, which literally mean a face, are used for a person. "And he tookª° [and sent] messesª unto¹ them from¹¹ before¹ him:² but Benjamin'sª messª was five² times² so much asª°¹¹¹¹ any¹ of theirs. And they drank,ª° and were merryª° with¹ him." {Gen 43:34} + "To all¹ of them he gaveª° each manª changesª of raiment;ª but to Benjaminª he gaveª° threeª hundredª [pieces] of silver,ª and fiveª changesª of raiment.ª" {Gen 45:22}
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