Genesis 43:25
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But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.

Genesis 43:11,16 Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds. . . .

Context
Joseph's Hospitality to His Brothers
24And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses. 25But they made ready the presents, against Joseph came at noon: for they had heard that they should eat bread there.26Then Joseph came in to his house, and they offered him the presents, holding them in their hands; and they bowed down with their face to the ground.…
Cross References
Genesis 43:11
Then Israel said to them: If it must needs be so, do what you will: take of the best fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down presents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and storax, myrrh, turpentine, and almonds.

Genesis 43:15
So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Lexicon
Since
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

[the brothers] had been told
שָֽׁמְע֔וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

they were going to eat
יֹ֥אכְלוּ (yō·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

a meal
לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

there,
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

they prepared
וַיָּכִ֙ינוּ֙ (way·yā·ḵî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

their gift
הַמִּנְחָ֔ה (ham·min·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

for
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Joseph’s
יוֹסֵ֖ף (yō·w·sêp̄)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites

arrival
בּ֥וֹא (bō·w)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

at noon.
בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם (baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6672: A light, double light, noon


Additional Translations
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

And they made ready the present against Joseph's coming at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

And they prepared their gifts, until Joseph came at noon, for they heard that he was going to dine there.

And they made ready the gift for Joseph's coming at noon; for they had heard that they should eat bread there.

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

And they made ready the present against Joseph should come at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

They prepared the present for Joseph's coming at noon, for they heard that they should eat bread there.

and they prepare the present until the coming of Joseph at noon, for they have heard that there they do eat bread.
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