Genesis 43:34
Context43:34 He gave them portions of the food set before him, 1 but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk. 2
Genesis 45:22
Context45:22 He gave sets of clothes to each one of them, 3 but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five sets of clothes. 4
[43:34] 1 tn Heb “and he lifted up portions from before his face to them.”
[43:34] 2 tn Heb “and they drank and were intoxicated with him” (cf. NIV “drank freely with him”; NEB “grew merry”; NRSV “were merry”). The brothers were apparently relaxed and set at ease, despite Joseph’s obvious favoritism toward Benjamin.
[45:22] 3 tn Heb “to all of them he gave, to each one, changes of outer garments.”