Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 42:10
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
And they said unto him, nay, my lord,…. One in the name of the rest, or each in his turn, denying that they were spies, and addressing him with the greatest reverence and submission, calling him their lord, and thus further accomplishing his dreams:
but to buy food are thy servants come; that and no other was the errand they came upon.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
‘And they said to him, “No, my lord. It is to buy food that your servants have come. We are all sons of one man. We are true men. Your servants are no spies.” And he said to them, “No, but to see the nakedness of the land you have come.”
They desperately seek to assert their innocence and integrity, but to no avail. The great man does not believe them and again accuses them through the interpreters of coming to find out the weaknesses of the land. So with fear in their hearts they try again.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Observe, in this verse, the effects of conscience: see that scripture: Rom 2:15 . Observe the conscious sense of merited punishment also: therefore (say they) is this distress come upon us. Sinners can and do frequently connect the punishments they feel, with the sense of what they acknowledge they deserve. Do not these pointings of unenlightened nature, loudly confirm that invaluable scheme of mercy and grace which the gospel proclaims? And is not the precious, precious JESUS here again endeared to our view in the riches of his atoning blood, which alone cleanseth from all sin?
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 42:10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Ver. 10. Nay, my lord. ] The world is well changed since they said one to another, “Behold, this dreamer cometh.” Then they could not find in their hearts to call him brother; now they call him “lord.” God, when he pleaseth, can change the note of our worst enemies to us. There is a promise, that “they shall bow down to thee with their faces toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet.” Isa 49:23
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 27:29, Gen 27:37, Gen 37:8, Gen 44:9, 1Sa 26:17, 1Ki 18:7
Reciprocal: Gen 23:6 – my lord Gen 43:20 – we came indeed down