Genesis 43:34
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

Young's Literal Translation
and he lifteth up gifts from before him unto them, and the gift of Benjamin is five hands more than the gifts of all of them; and they drink, yea, they drink abundantly with him.

King James Bible
And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.

Hebrew
When the portions
מַשְׂאֹ֜ת (maś·’ōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 4864: A raising, rising, an utterance, a beacon, a present

were served
וַיִּשָּׂ֨א (way·yiś·śā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

to them
אֲלֵהֶם֒ (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

from Joseph’s table,
פָּנָיו֮ (pā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

Benjamin’s
בִּנְיָמִ֛ן (bin·yā·min)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites

portion
מַשְׂאַ֧ת (maś·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4864: A raising, rising, an utterance, a beacon, a present

was five
חָמֵ֣שׁ (ḥā·mêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

times
יָד֑וֹת (yā·ḏō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

larger than
וַתֵּ֜רֶב (wat·tê·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

anyone else’s.
כֻּלָּ֖ם (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

So they feasted
וַיִּשְׁתּ֥וּ (way·yiš·tū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

and drank freely
וַֽיִּשְׁכְּר֖וּ (way·yiš·kə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7937: To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence

with [Joseph].
עִמּֽוֹ׃ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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