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33 When they were seated before him according to their age, from the oldest to the youngest, they looked at one another in amazement; 34 and as portions were brought to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as large as[a] anyone else’s. So they drank freely and made merry with him.

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  1. 43:34 Five times as large as: probably an idiomatic expression for “much larger than.” Cf. 45:22.

33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn(A) to the youngest;(B) and they looked at each other in astonishment. 34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s.(C) So they feasted(D) and drank freely with him.

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