Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 44:27
And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bore me two [sons]:
He calleth her
my wife, by way of eminency, as Gen 46:19, because she only was his wife by design and choice, whereas Leah was put upon him by fraud, and might have been refused by him, if he had so pleased; and the other two were given to him by Rachel and Leah.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thy servant my father said unto us,…. When thus pressed to let Benjamin go with them:
ye know that my wife bare me two [sons]; Rachel, by whom he had Joseph and Benjamin, and whom he calls his wife, she being his only lawful wife; Leah was imposed upon him, Ge 29:20; and the other two were concubines, Ge 30:4.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“ That my wife bore to me two (sons):” Jacob regards Rachel alone as his actual wife (cf. Gen 46:19).
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
“And your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons, and the one went out from me, and I said “Surely he is torn in pieces” and I have not seen him since. And if you take this one also from me and mischief befall him, you will bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to the grave (to sheol).’ Now therefore when I come to your servant my father and the young man be not with us, seeing that his life is bound up with the young man’s life, it will happen that, when he sees the young man is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the grey hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to the grave.”
Judah recognises how important Benjamin is to Jacob, so important that if he loses him he will die. He pleads with the Man to recognise his filial responsibility towards an old man, something recognised by all races.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Gen 29:18-21, Gen 29:28, Gen 30:22-25, Gen 35:16-18, Gen 46:19
Reciprocal: Gen 29:30 – he loved Gen 35:18 – Benjamin Gen 42:4 – Lest Gen 42:38 – his brother Gen 44:20 – he alone
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
44:27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my {f} wife bare me two [sons]:
(f) Rachel bore to Jacob, Joseph and Benjamin.